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harassment or sexual harassment is a disciplinary offence. Wherever possible an employee who
believes that they have been the subject of harassment should in the first instance ask the person
responsible to stop the harassment or sexual harassment, and if any person suffers adverse
employment consequences or any detriment, a complaint under the procedure should be made as
follows:

a) The employee who believes they have been the subject of harassment should report the
alleged act to a Manager. If the employee would find this embarrassing, or the complaint is
about the immediate manager/supervisor, the report should be made to a colleague.

b) All complaints will be handled in a timely, confidential and sensitive manner and employees
will receive a fair and impartial hearing.
c) If possible, the employee who believes they have been the subject of harassment should
confirm in writing:

• The name of the alleged harasser;

• The date of the incident/incidents;

• The nature of the conduct complained of;

• The names of any persons present.
d) If the investigation reveals the complaint is valid, prompt attention and action designed to
stop the harassment immediately and prevent its recurrence will be taken and the Company's
disciplinary procedure will be used as appropriate. In such circumstances if relocation is
appropriate every effort will be made to relocate the harasser and not the recipient.

3.4 BULLYING
SI 17 of 2002 (Code of Practice detailing procedures for addressing bullying in the workplace) defines
bullying as per 3.4.1 below.

3.4.1 Definition (Bullying)
"Workplace Bullying is repeated inappropriate behaviour, direct or indirect, whether verbal, physical
or otherwise, conducted by one or more persons against another or others, at the place of work
and/or in the course of employment, which could reasonably be regarded as undermining the
individual's right to dignity at work. An isolated incident of the behaviour described in this definition
may be an affront to dignity at work but, as a once off incident, is not considered to be bullying".

3.4.2 Behaviour that will be considered to be bullying
For the avoidance of doubt the following non-exhaustive list gives examples of behaviour that will be
considered to be bullying:

• Repeated aggressive behaviour;

• Repeated verbal or physical harassment;
• Repeated personal insults and name calling;

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