WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT

HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE

(Labour Relations Act’s Code of Good Practice – amended 2005) Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that violates the rights of an employee and constitutes a barrier to equity in the workplace, taking into account all of the following factors:

Whether the harassment is on the prohibited grounds of sex and/or gender and/or sexual orientation;

Whether the sexual conduct was unwelcome;

The nature and extent of the sexual conduct;

The impact of the sexual conduct on the employee.