3. What is Harassment?
• Harassment means any improper behaviour
by a person that is directed at, and is offensive
to, another individual and which the person
knew or ought reasonably to have known
would be offensive.
4. Usual Types of Harassment
1. Work Place Harassment
– The offensive, belittling or threatening
behavior directed at an individual worker or a
group of workers.
– The odious dealing through pitiless,
malevolent, hurtful or embarrassing attempts to
undermine an individual worker or groups of
workers
5.
6. Usual Types of Harassment
2. Psychological Harassment
For there to be psychological harassment, the
behaviour must:
• be vexatious and repeated, or vexatious and
serious
• be hostile or unwanted by the employee
• affect the dignity or physical or psychological
integrity of the employee
• create a harmful work environment
8. Usual Types of Harassment
4. Religious Harassment
• Religious discrimination involves treating a
person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably
because of his or her religious beliefs
• Religious discrimination can also involve treating
someone differently because that person is
married to (or associated with) an individual of a
particular religion or because of his or her
connection with a religious organization or group.
10. Usual Types of Harassment
5. Sexual Harassment
• QUID PRO QUO HARASSMENT (this for that)
– A supervisor demands sexual favors in return for better
treatment of a subordinate, or threatens the subordinate
with firing, demotion, or transfer unless sexual favors are
given.
• HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT HARASSMENT
– If behavior of a sexual nature creates an offending,
intimidating, or hostile work environment for another
employee, it is sexual harassment.
13. Usual Types of Harassment
6. Cyber Related Harassment
• Cyber harassment and cyber stalking are often
used synonymously to describe the actions of
people who relentlessly pursue others online
with the intention of frightening or embarrassing
the victim.
• Sometimes a harasser intends to teach the victim
a lesson or solicit information from him or her,
and stalkers generally want revenge or attention.
19. Source
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P
The source of the disrespectful
behavior has the responsibility
to stop behaving in such a manner.
What about US. Are we part of
the problem? Have we added to
the disrespectful behavior?
20. S
Target
O
P
The target must help confront the
Harassment/harasser!
If we are offended by other’s
actions or words, we need to let
them know and ask them to stop.
21. S
Target
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P
Consider this:
How can this person correct his or
her behavior if he or she is
unaware of its impact?
The source of the disrespectful
behavior may not even know that
his or her behavior is offensive to us.
22. S
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Observer
P
Those who observe disrespectful or
harassing behavior have a responsibili
to stop it when it occurs; and one who
notices such is NEVER an innocent
bystander!
It is simply the right thing to do.
23. S
T
O
Person in authority
Every person in authority has a duty
to keep the workplace free from
offensive and harassing behavior.
Each person in authority is crucial to
creating a respectful workplace.
