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MANAGING THE HARASSMENT


        PROCESSES





               arassment includes any form of verbal,            ƒ Language
               physical or visual behavior that is unsolicited,     ƒ Physical or mental disability or the use of any means
       Hun-welcome and interferes with an individual’s           to aid a disability
        work performance or creates a threatening work
                                                                 ƒ Social conditions
        environment.
                                                                 ƒ Criminal or summary conviction of an offense
        Every employee has the right to freedom from harassment      unrelated to employment
        in the workplace by an agent of the employer, another
                                                                 ƒ Any other ground prohibited in the provincial
        employee, or customer because of:
                                                                 Human Rights legislation
           ƒ Race
           ƒ Ancestry                                         SEXUAL HARASSMENT

           ƒ Place of origin
                                                              One of the most common and harmful forms of
           ƒ Color                                            harassment is of a sexual nature and there-fore needs
           ƒ Ethnic origin                                    careful consideration. Sexual harassment is a serious
                                                              problem that has affected the lives of many people.  It
           ƒ Citizenship
                                                              is not something that is imagined or exaggerated: it is
           ƒ Creed
                                                              real, and it is against the law.
           ƒ Sex
                                                              Sexual  harassment  is  commonly  defined  as  any
           ƒ Age
                                                              unwanted or unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature
           ƒ Sexual orientation
                                                              that interferes with an individual’s employment or work
           ƒ Marital status                                   performance or creates a hostile work environment.
           ƒ Family status
                                                              It may occur as one serious incident or as a series
           ƒ Pregnancy                                        of unwanted incidents over a period of time. Sexual
           ƒ Religion                                         harassment is not harmless, funny, or trivial: it is an

           ƒ Political conviction or opinion                  expression  of  power  that  offends  and  humiliates  its































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