Common use of Workplace Sexual Harassment Clause in Contracts

Workplace Sexual Harassment. ‌ 19.4.1 Sexual harassment is defined as: (i) Engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in the workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, where the course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome , or (ii) Making sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker or student and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome. Sexual harassment includes conduct of a sexual nature such as, but not limited to, sexual assault, verbal abuse or threats, unwelcome sexual invitations or requests, demands for sexual favours, or unwelcome and repeated innuendos or taunting about a person's body, appearance or sexual orientation, and constitutes sexual harassment when: (i) submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, academic status, or academic accreditation; or (ii) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment, or for academic performance, status or accreditation decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such conduct interferes with an individual's work or academic performance; or (iv) such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working or academic environment.

Workplace Sexual Harassment. ‌ 19.4.1 Sexual harassment is defined as: (i) Engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in the workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, where the course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome , or (ii) Making sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker or student and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome. Sexual harassment includes conduct of a sexual nature such as, but not limited to, sexual assault, verbal abuse or threats, unwelcome sexual invitations or requests, demands for sexual favours, or unwelcome and repeated innuendos or taunting about a person's body, appearance or sexual orientation, and constitutes sexual harassment when: (i) submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, academic status, or academic accreditation; or (ii) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment, or for academic performance, status or accreditation decisions affecting such individual; or (iii) such conduct interferes with an individual's work or academic performance; or (iv) such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working or academic environment.