Prepare a brief outline of an organizational policy on sexua

Prepare a brief outline of an organizational policy on sexual harassment. Be sure to include complaint, grievance, counseling, and enforcement procedures.

Solution

Sexual harassment

sexual harassment. Coercion is generally in the form of threat of losing the promotion or some significant job benefit or even the job. It includes, any unwelcome verbal or physical sexual advances, request for sexual favors or other physical conduct of sexual nature. Conduct of these practices makes person feel When an employee coerces another employee so as to satisfy his own sexual demand, It is termed as offended, humiliated or intimidated, or submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis of decision affecting a person’s employment or proportional prospects.

Liability of employer

Harasser is co-worker- AN employer is held responsible for any instance of sexual harassment in the organization, Whether or not he was aware about it or whether or not it was forbidden by him unless he took immediate and appropriate corrective action.

Harasser is a supervisor- Employer is liable when the harassment results in tangible employment action such as demoting, firing, reducing pay etc. But in case, there is no tangible action taken, the employer shall still remain liable, but the employer must show that a reasonable care is exercised by the employer to prevent and correct the harassing behavior and the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventing or corrective measure.