WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT Sample Clauses

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT. The Employer and the Union promote a workplace environment that is free from violence and/or harassment. The Occupational Health and Safety Act provides the following definitions: Workplace Violence:  The exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker;  An attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker;  A statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker. Workplace Harassment:  Engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. Employees are responsible to report all incidents of workplace violence and/or harassment. The Employer, the Union and every employee is responsible to comply with the Workplace Violence and Harassment provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Acts of workplace violence and/or harassment will not be tolerated and shall be deemed to be just cause for discipline which may include dismissal.
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT. The Union and Company recognize the problem of sexual and racial harassment in the workplace and are committed to ending it. Harassment is not a joke. It is cruel and destructive behaviour against others that can have devastating effects. It is an expression of perceived power and superiority by the harasser(s) over another person, usually for reasons over which the victim has little or no control: sex, race, creed, colour, martial status, sexual preference, disability, political or religious affiliation or place of national origin. Harassment on any of these grounds can be made the basis of a complaint to most provincial and federal human rights commissions. Harassment can be defined as any unwelcome action by any person, in particular by management or a co-worker, whether verbal or physical, on a single or repeated basis, which humiliates, insults or degrades.
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT. 6.01 Workplace harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome or workplace sexual harassment. Workplace sexual harassment means:
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT. All parties are committed to ensuring that all work is conducted in a respectful environment that is free from violence, bullying, harassment and/or discrimination and that all employees treat each other with respect and dignity. The Company will neither tolerate nor condone any behaviour which is likely to create an intimidating or offensive environment.
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT a) The Employer, the employees and the Union recognize the right of all employees to work in an environment free from unwanted personal harassment, sexual harassment or abuse of authority and violence and agree that any of the aforementioned actions will not be tolerated in the work place. The Employer jointly with the Union will maintain and amend, as required, the Association’s policy of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment. The Employer also agrees to make all management personnel and employees aware that violations of the policy shall be subject to disciplinary action. The Employer also agrees to include the subject of harassment in staff or management training sessions.
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Related to WORKPLACE VIOLENCE/HARASSMENT

  • Workplace Harassment The Hospital and the Union are committed to ensuring a work environment that is free from harassment. Harassment is defined as a “course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to 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, as stated in the Ontario Human Rights Code. All employees are expected to treat others with courtesy and consideration and to discourage harassment. ref. Ontario Human Rights Code, Sec. 10(1). Harassment may take many forms including verbal, physical or visual. It may involve a threat, an implied threat or be perceived as a condition of employment. The Parties agree that harassment is in no way to be construed as properly discharged supervisory responsibilities, including the delegation of work assignments and/or the assessment of discipline. If an employee believes that she/he has been harassed and/or discriminated against on the basis of any prohibited ground of discrimination, there are specific actions that may be undertaken. The employee should request the harasser to stop the unwanted behaviour by informing the harassing individual(s) that the behaviour is unwanted and unwelcome. Should the employee not feel comfortable addressing the harasser directly, she/he may request the assistance of the manager or a Union representative. If the unwelcome behaviour was to continue, the employee will consult the Hospital policy on harassment and will be free to pursue all avenues including the complaint investigation and resolution. The Parties agree that an employee may have a representative of the Union with her/him throughout the process, if requested.

  • Sexual Harassment (a) The Union and the Employer recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from sexual harassment. The Employer shall take such actions as are necessary respecting an employee engaging in sexual harassment.

  • Harassment The Employer and the Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from harassment, including sexual harassment, as defined by the Employer’s harassment policy.

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