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Harassment And Violence in the Workplace Training - 2010

Harassment And Violence in the Workplace Training - 2010. Times Are Changing. Workplace is More Diversified More Violence in the Nation. Why Train Employees?. Take seriously People need to know they have rights. What is Sexual Harassment?. Define. 1964 Civil Rights Act.

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Harassment And Violence in the Workplace Training - 2010

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  1. Harassment And Violence in the Workplace Training - 2010

  2. Times Are Changing • Workplace is More Diversified • More Violence in the Nation

  3. Why Train Employees? • Take seriously • People need to know they have rights

  4. What is Sexual Harassment? • Define

  5. 1964 Civil Rights Act • Unwelcome sexual advances • Requests for sexual favors • Submission to or rejection of conduct explicitly or implicitly affect an individuals employment • Unreasonably interferes with an individuals work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment

  6. What Groups Does the Civil Rights Act Protect? • Race • Color • Religion • National Origin • Sex

  7. 1967 Age Discrimination Act • Protects against age discrimination

  8. Dictionary Definition of Harassment • Exhaust, fatigue • To worry and impede by repeated raids • To annoy continually • To plague, pester, tease

  9. Examples of Sexual Harassment • Blatant • Subtle

  10. Intent vs Impact

  11. Steps You Can Take • Tell the person directly to stop the behavior • Talk to your supervisor • Talk to your department head • Talk to a union steward (if applicable) • Talk to human resources • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

  12. Steps the Company Will Take • *Confidential • No off the record • Management personnel accountable • Investigation • Talk to the person who was harassed • Talk to witnesses (as few as possible) • Talk to the person being accused

  13. Action That Will Be Taken • Lowest level possible • Counseling • Progressive discipline • Skip steps • Termination

  14. More Examples • Posters • Lockers • Jokes

  15. More Examples • Male to Female • Female to Male • Male to Male • Female to Female

  16. QUESTIONS?

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