People manager guide: How to tackle sexual harassment
Practical advice for managers on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace
Practical advice for managers on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace
Everyone has a part to play in preventing sexual harassment, and managers are at the forefront of identifying and managing any incidents that occur.
This guide provides people managers with advice on their role in tackling sexual harassment, with practical steps on enacting policies and reinforcing appropriate behaviour.
Sexual harassment is unwanted attention that violates a person’s dignity or creates an offensive or degrading environment. Sexual harassment makes the person, or persons, affected feel uncomfortable, threatened or offended. It is the effect that matters regardless of whether or not the effect was intended.
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