Here is more to think about when preparing your sexual harassment awareness and prevention training program:
No one wants to work in a sexually charged or hostile work environment. But did you know, your actions might constitute this very behavior and you may not even know it? The Courts have already ruled that employers can be held liable for the actions of its employees, even when officials in the company had no prior knowledge of the offending behavior! And the offending employee can be held responsible too, even if they didn’t know their behavior was offensive!
Many of the actions in the list that follows were involved in serious, high-dollar discrimination cases. Make no mistake. This is a serious matter that deserves your attention. Use this list as a guide/checklist to what not to do/how not to act/what not to say at work. Ever. Many times, the offending employee meant no harm, however, the employee alleging harassment took things a very different way! While it’s true that many of us have done or said something we wish we could take back, think carefully before you speak or act. Don’t let your behavior turn into a legal nightmare!
Ask yourself:
- Have you asked someone out for a drink after work?
- Have you used colorful language or an occasional bad word?
- Have you told off color, religious or political jokes even if you consider them G/PG rated?
- Have you offered or given someone at work a hug or back rub?
- Is your computer screensaver rude, crude, political, religious or even mildly offensive?
- Have you used terms like “honey” or “sweetheart” to call a coworker or customer?
- Have you ever promoted someone with whom you had a prior sexual relationship even if the promotion was well deserved?
- Do you have funny nicknames for coworkers?
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