Despite the growing recognition and awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace, sadly it continues to be a reality faced by many employees.
Preventing sexual harassment is a priority for employers, given the business and legal consequences when sexual harassment does occur in the workplace, and of course the desire to ensure all employees are safe at work.
We take a quick look at the legal issues that can arise, and share some practical tips on how to improve your culture, address issues that do arise and hopefully prevent such situations occurring in the first place.
Sexual harassment is any unwanted conduct of a sexual nature which has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating and hostile environment, or violating a person's dignity.
It can span a range of behaviours, from inappropriate jokes and comments (even ones not intended to cause offence), to sexual assault and even rape.
While a common scenario is male employees harassing females, sexual harassment can affect any gender and sexual orientation.
An allegation of sexual harassment creates various legal and other risks:
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