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What Is Workplace Harassment?

What Is Workplace Harassment?. Bell Ringer Wednesday, November 06, 2013. What are we discussing? Inappropriate behaviors at work. WORKPLACE Define behavior. Define inappropriate. Define workplace. Give at least 5 examples of a person’s workplace. Define workplace. a place of employment

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What Is Workplace Harassment?

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  1. What Is Workplace Harassment?

  2. Bell RingerWednesday, November 06, 2013 What are we discussing? Inappropriate behaviors at work. WORKPLACE • Define behavior. • Define inappropriate. • Define workplace. • Give at least 5 examples of a person’s workplace.

  3. Define workplace. • a place of employment • a place where work is done • the building in which someone works • a location where the employee works

  4. Define behavior. • the way someone or something acts • what you do • the way someone functions

  5. Define inappropriate. • not suitable • not alright • not correct • not right • in = not • appropriate = right

  6. What is workplace harassment? • Unwelcome verbal, written or physical conduct • Defamation or hostility towards a person • Based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, political affiliation or disability • Creates intimidating, hostile, offensive work environment • Unreasonable interference with work performance • Affects employment opportunities or $$

  7. Classwork -After LunchWed, Nov. 5, 2013Inappropriate Behaviors in the Workplace Create a t-chart by folding your paper. Copy the chart. Write in examples of harassment

  8. Race (as it is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) • White • A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian.

  9. Race (as it is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) • Black or African American • A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

  10. Race (as it is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) • American Indian and Alaska Native. • A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment

  11. Race (as it is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander • A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

  12. Race (as it is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau) • Asian • A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent

  13. Sex or Gender • female • male

  14. Color • Deals with skin color • Is your skin color very dark • Is your skin color very light • There are numerous skin tones between the very light and the very dark

  15. National origin • From what country or nation did a person come • Great Britain • Uganda • Costa Rico • Panama • Australia • Pakistan • Peru • Canada

  16. Sexual orientation • Heterosexual • Attracted to people of the opposite gender • Homosexual • Attracted to people of the same gender as one’s self • Bi-sexual • Attracted to people of the both genders • Pan-sexual • Attracted to people of the any gender or sexual orientation

  17. Age • Do people who are older make comments about your youthfulness? • Do people who are younger make comments about your being older?

  18. Veteran Status or Character of Service • Honorable • A former soldier has met the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty for military personnel • General • A former soldier has honest and faithful,but is not allowed to re-enlist • Undesirable • Bad conduct • Dishonorable • Results from cases of treason (over-throw the government) and espionage (spying)

  19. Political Affiliation • Are you a member of • The Republican Party • Democratic Party • New South Coalition • Tea Party • Green Party • Libertarian Party

  20. Disability: What is your aliment or illness? Is it physical? Is it mental? • Hearing loss • Loss of sight • Paraplegic • Quadriplegic • Mobility issues • Trouble walking

  21. Religion • Do you practice a religion? • Do you choose not to practice a religion?

  22. Creates intimidating, hostile, offensive work environment • Examples of behaviors that may contribute to an unlawful hostile environment include: • discussing sexual activities; • telling off-color jokes concerning race, sex, disability, or other protected bases; • unnecessary touching; • commenting on physical attributes; • displaying sexually suggestive or racially insensitive pictures; • using demeaning or inappropriate terms or epithets; • using indecent gestures; • using crude language; • sabotaging the victim's work; • engaging in hostile physical conduct.

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