W. Garnett & Associates: Human Capital Management Solutions » Workplace Harassment http://wgarnett.com Human Capital Management Solutions For The REAL World Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 What Role Should Employers Play About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/what-role-should-employers-play-about-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/ http://wgarnett.com/wes-blog/what-role-should-employers-play-about-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:45:14 +0000 wgarnett http://wgarnett.com/?p=4419 Sexual harassment awareness in the workplace plays a critical role. Sexual harassment in the workplace has long been illegal. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of1964 classifies sexual harassment as discrimination. The specific definition is “unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is severe or pervasive and affects working conditions or creates a hostile work environment.”

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Study shows workplace harassment on the rise.  If you experience being belittled in front of others or are made to look bad, you are being humiliated and your dignity is being assailed. Being interrupted or cut off while speaking, being sworn at are signs of abuse at work. If co-workers are sabotaging your work, undermining your efforts or being uncooperative, they are trying to make you look unprofessional or incompetent at work.

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A: As we mentioned last week, it is a good idea to evaluate your workplace practices at the start of each year to ensure that you are in compliance with the law.

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