Personal and Psychological Harassment. (a) The Employer and the Association of Unions recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from personal and psychological harassment and agree that employees who engage in personal harassment may be disciplined. (b) Personal and psychological harassment includes verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: (1) physical threats or intimidation; (2) words, gestures, actions, or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person; (3) distribution or display of offensive pictures or materials. (c) To constitute personal and psychological harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident. (d) Personal and psychological harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith of the Employer's supervisory rights and responsibilities.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Personal and Psychological Harassment.
(a) The Employer and the Association of Unions Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from personal and psychological harassment and agree that employees who engage in personal harassment may be disciplined.
(b) Personal and psychological harassment includes verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-work related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to:
(1) physical threats or intimidation;
(2) words, gesturesgesture, actions, or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person;.
(3) distribution or display of or offensive pictures or materials.
(c) To constitute personal and psychological harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident.
(d) Personal and psychological harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith of the Employer's supervisory rights and responsibilities.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Personal and Psychological Harassment.
(a) The Employer and the Association of Unions Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from personal and psychological harassment and agree that employees employees, who engage in personal harassment harassment, may be disciplined.
(b) Personal and psychological harassment includes verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's ’s race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and or serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to:
(1) physical Physical threats or intimidation;
(2) wordsWords, gestures, actions, or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person;.
(3) distribution Distribution or display of offensive pictures or materialsmaterial.
(c) To constitute personal and psychological harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident.
(d) Personal and psychological harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in of good faith of the Employer's ’s supervisory rights and responsibilities.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Personal and Psychological Harassment.
(a) The Employer and the Association of Unions Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from personal and psychological harassment and agree that employees who engage in personal harassment may be disciplined.
(b) Personal and psychological harassment includes verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's ’s race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to:
(1) physical threats or intimidation;
(2) words, gestures, actions, or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person;; or
(3) distribution or display of offensive pictures or materials.
(c) To constitute personal and psychological harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious serous incident.
(d) Personal and psychological harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith of the Employer's ’s supervisory rights and responsibilities.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Personal and Psychological Harassment.
(a) The Employer and the Association of Unions recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from personal and psychological harassment and agree that employees who engage in personal harassment may be disciplined.
(b) Personal and psychological harassment includes verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation orientation, or gender identity. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to:
(1) physical threats or intimidation;
(2) words, gestures, actions, or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person;
(3) distribution or display of offensive pictures or materials.
(c) To constitute personal and psychological harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident.
(d) Personal and psychological harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith of the Employer's supervisory rights and responsibilities.
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