Sexual/Racial Harassment. Harassment is defined as "a course of action, comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.” Management and employees cannot harass another employee because of his/her race, sex, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, age, record of offenses, marital status, sexual orientation, family status or handicap. Harassment includes comments or actions that result in, or cause humiliation to another person. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual remarks or gestures, physical contact, leering, sexist jokes causing embarrassment, display of sexually offensive material, unwelcome advances and reprisals because an employee has refused a sexual proposition. If faced by any form of harassment, the employee a) Where possible will clearly tell the person(s) that they do not welcome such harassment and clearly tell the person(s) to stop; b) The employee is encouraged to report such incidents to the Union or to the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
