Unwanted Actions Clause Samples

Unwanted Actions. The Company and Unifor are committed to providing a harassment free workplace. Harassment is defined as a “course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought to reasonably be known to be unwelcome”, that denies individual dignity and respect on the basis of the grounds such as: gender, disability, race, colour, sexual orientation or other prohibited grounds. All employees are expected to treat others with courtesy and consideration and to discourage harassment. The workplace is defined as any Company facility and includes areas such as offices, shop floors, restrooms, cafeterias, lockers, conference rooms and parking lots. Harassment may take many forms: verbal, physical or visual. It may involve a threat or be perceived as a condition of employment. The following examples could be considered as harassment but are not meant to cover all potential incidents: • Unwelcome remarks, jokes, innuendos, gestures, or taunting about a person’s body, disability, attire or gender, racial or ethnic backgrounds, colour, place of birth, sexual orientation, citizenship or ancestry • Practical jokes, pushing, shoving etc., which cause awkwardness or embarrassment • Posting or circulation of offensive photos or visual materials, refusal to work or converse with an employee because of their racial background or gender • Unwanted physical conduct such as touching, patting, pinching, etc. • Condescension or patronism, which undermines self-respect • Backlash or retaliation for the lodging of a complaint or participation in an investigation