HOW TO RECOGNIZE HARASSMENT IN WORKPLACE

 


                             HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND REPORT HARASSMENT IN WORKPLACE

The article highlights the significance of acknowledging and dealing with workplace harassment, underscoring the unlawful nature of such behaviors and the imperative of establishing a secure working environment.

Various types of workplace harassment include:


                                                                                                            (Crowjack)

  1. - Verbal Harassment: This involves demeaning remarks, offensive gestures, and unreasonable criticism, often manifesting as insults, slurs, and hurtful comments.


  3. - Psychological Harassment: This type of harassment is similar to verbal harassment but more covert tactics such as exclusion, gaslighting, and undermining to mentally break down the victim and chip away at their self-esteem.


  5. - Digital Harassment (Cyberbullying): This type of harassment takes place online and includes threats, demeaning comments, creating fake personas, or mocking the victim on social media.


  7. - Physical Harassment: Physical harassment in the workplace can range from unwanted gestures to physical assault, threats of violence, and damage to personal property.


  9. - Sexual Harassment: This is a serious offense and more common, which involves unwanted sexual advances, inappropriate touching, sexual jokes, sharing pornography, sending sexual messages, or requiring sexual favors for job benefits.

  1. The article also provides several ways to report workplace harassment:
  2. - Address non-physically violent harassment directly with the perpetrator.
  3. - Escalating the issue to the manager, if it fails to resolve, bring it to HR with evidence like emails, and screenshots, and also use HR software or portals for formal complaint documentation.
  4. - If internal channels are ineffective, contact the EEOC for an impartial investigation.
  5. In order to deal with workplace harassment, the article suggests avoiding retaliation because it can worsen the situation, also we need to avoid quiet and complaint to co-workers since it won't resolve the issue.
The article also emphasizes the legal protections under workplace harassment laws, including federal acts like the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

After going through the article, I got to know more about these different types of harassment in the workplace and how to avoid it since it provides practical advice and helpful insights. The article doesn't just talk about harassment in theory; it gives real, practical steps for me if I have to deal with or stop harassment. This practical approach makes the information more useful and doable for readers. I really enjoy it as it not only educates me about the employees' rights but also reinforces the necessity for businesses to comply with these laws in order to cultivate a workplace that is both safe and inclusive.


Reference: Schooley, S. (2023, October 23). How to recognize and report workplace harassment. Business News Daily. https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9426-workplace-harassment.html

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  1. JolanLaloDecember 3, 2023 at 7:14 PM

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  2. JolanLaloDecember 3, 2023 at 7:17 PM

    This article is very helpful for every individual since it's about harassment in the workplace. It discusses how can we recognize harassment in the workplace and it provides several ways on how we can report harassment. I like that it also shows the different types of harassment that can be experienced in the workplace.

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