July 24, 2009

Preventing Sexual Harassment

Organizations need to have strategies for educating their employees about what is and is not considered sexual harassment. This education needs to include topics on respect for others, appropriate contact and appropriate communication. When an organization has couples working together this can be difficult but should still be enforced so as not to devalue the importance of the situation.

One of the more prevalent issues with sexual harassment is when managers brush it off as a misunderstanding or something that the employee brought on themselves. By not stopping the behavior as soon as it starts the manager of the organization condone the behavior.

Educate the staff and immediately address any instances of inappropriate behavior to limit the occurence and proliferation of sexual harassment.

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