2. What is Harrasment?
unwelcome,
Humaliting unwanted, or
unsolicited
Intimidating
(Discouraging Make them feel
through fear) embarrassed,
uncomfortable,and
cause distress
Force someone
through personal
attack
3. There are several forms of
harrasment
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4. Race/Colour Harrasment
Ethnic slurs or jokes, offensive or
derogatory comments, or other verbal or
physical conduct based on an employee’s
race/color constitutes harassment if that
conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or
offensive work environment and prohibits
an employee from performing their job.
5. Religious Harrasment
is unwanted behaviour based on religious
beliefs or practices.
This may take many forms including ridiculing
items worn for religious reasons, denigrating
cultural customs and dismissive treatment of
requests for holidays for religious or cultural
festivals, or derisory comments against an
individual’s beliefs.
Example >dress
6. Disability Harrasment
is unwanted behaviour based on disability,
impairment or additional need
behaviour may include comments that are
patronising or objectionable to the recipient or
which creates an intimidating, hostile or
offensive environment for people with
disabilities
7. National Origin
Discriminating because of birthplace,
ancestry, culture or linguistic
characteristics common to a specific
ethnic group
8. Sexual Harrasment
Any unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature,
whether the behavior is written, verbal, or
physical.
10. Types Of Sexual Harrasment
Quid Pro Quo
(“This is For That”)
“you-do-this-for-me-and-I’ll-do-
that-for-you” when it is of a sexual
nature
When employment decisions or
expectations are based on an employee’s
willingness to grant or deny sexual favors
or willingness to submit to unwelcome
behavior
11. Hostile Environment
verbal or non-verbal behavior in the
workplace focuses on the sexuality of
another person or occurs because of a
person’s gender or other protected
characteristic.
Where verbal or non-verbal behavior in
the workplace is unwanted or unwelcome.
12. VERBAL SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
Barking, growling,
or whistling at passerby Telling jokes with
which indicates your perception
sexual connotations
of their physical appearance
Use of internet, email to send
messages with sexual
connotations
13. NONVERBAL SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
Leaving sexually oriented
cartoons, pictures, letters,
magazines in the office
environment Leering, ogling someone’s body
Gestures made with intentional
sexual overtones, such as:
blowing kisses, licking lips,
winking, and body movement
15. References
FFMC EEO Office,(n.d) . PowerPoint:
Pervention of Sexual Harrasment
(POSH) Training.
Rockingham Co Public Schools,(n.d).
Powerpoint : Preventing Sexual Harrasment
In Our Schools.
ATS,(2008). PowerPoint : Sexual And Other
Harrasment Employee Training 2008.
PowerPoint : Harrasment Training Employees
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Human Resources (AEPL), (March 2009).
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/typ