Harassment, Bullying and Workplace Violence Prevention
Staff Session
2014
Today’s Objectives:
Define the different forms of harassment in the workplace (sexual, nonsexual, bullying).
Prevent harassment in the workplace by developing a clear
understanding of what it is and how it impacts people.
Explore the responsibility of each employee to help maintain an
environment free from harassment, by being aware of behaviors that can
offend others and by clearly communicating that offensive behavior must
stop.
Clarify the policy of zero tolerance for any type of harassment in the
workplace. Promote Respect & Value for one another.
Understand the Laws: Title VII Civil Rights, Title IX Education Amend.
WHAT ARE
.
THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS
OF
HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE?
How Much Do You Know?
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QUIZ
Harassment Quiz
Know?
Harassment and Workplace Violence Prevention
What is ONE word to describe
Sexual Harassment?
Harassment and Workplace Violence Prevention
POWER
Why Victims Don’t Speak Out:
Fear of:
• Loss of Job
Opportunities
• The “Rumor Mill”
• Not Being Believed
• Of Being “Wrong”
• Rejection from
Co-Workers
• Retaliation
Being Accused of Not
Having a Sense of
Humor
Being Labeled:
•
Trouble Maker
•
Feminist
•
Overly Sensitive
•
Mentally Unstable
EEOC Definition:
Unwelcome sexual
advances.
Requests for sexual
favors.
Sexual Harassment
Verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual
nature connected to
decisions about
employment.
An intimidating, hostile
or offensive work
environment.
Two Kinds of Sexual Harassment:
Quid Pro Quo:
“This for That”
Hostile Work Environment
Definition:
Quid Pro Quo
Employment
decisions or
expectations
based on an
employee’s
willingness to
grant or deny
sexual favors.
Examples of Quid Pro Quo:
Demanding sexual favors in exchange for a
promotion or a raise.
Disciplining or firing a subordinate who ends a
romantic relationship.
Changing performance
expectations after a
subordinate refuses
repeated requests
for a date.
Quid Pro Quo:
• This for that.
• You do this for me
and I’ll do that for
you.
Definition:
Verbal or Non Verbal
behaviors that . . .
Hostile Work
Environment
Focus on the sexuality
of another person or
his/her gender. Sexual
Harassment
Are unwanted or
unwelcome. SH &
Harassment
Severe or pervasive
enough to affect the
person’s work
performance and/or
environment. SH & H
Examples of Hostile Work Environment:
Offensive Conduct
Offensive Behavior
Offensive Language
Offensive Graphics
Hostile Work Place:
Dating & Relationships
• Hostile
• Intimidating
• Offensive
Important Facts about Sexual Harassment:
Generally occurs when
there is a disparity of
power – not just when
men & women are
working together.
Men can be sexually
harassed.
Does not have to be
intentional.
Harassment does not have
to be directed at a particular
individual.
What is offensive is in the
“eye of the beholder.”
Men can harass men;
women can harass women.
Offenders can be
supervisors, co-workers or
non-employees (customers,
vendors or suppliers) .
REMEMBER. . .
A situation must
. be both
OFFENSIVE and SEXUAL to
be sexual harassment.
WORKPLACE BULLYING…
.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
IS IT HARASSMENT ?
BULLYING:
Bullying may be direct, such as
severe verbal abuse, or
indirect, such as spreading
rumors or lies. Cyber bullying is
just as serious. Internet or
cyber bullying might include
sharing inappropriate pictures
of someone, posing as
someone else to spread
rumors or lies, or sending
harassing messages and
abusive emails
Social Media:
using social media (i.e.,
Facebook) to bully
others at work (even
if not written on
workplace property)
is considered
bullying!
Some Signs of Bullying:
Being left out from workrelated social events
Coworkers storming out of the
work area when you enter
Being given the “silent
treatment”
Not being given the praise you
thought you deserved
Being treated rudely or
disrespectfully
Others responding slowly to
requests that were important to
you
Being yelled or shouted at
Receiving put-downs about your
intelligence or competence
Your telephone calls,
contributions, or other
communications are ignored
Someone interferes with or
sabotages your work
Being given little or no feedback
about your performance
Being the recipient of mean
pranks
In Your Role, Always Remember To:
Promptly Report
Any inappropriate or
bullying behavior to
your Manager or the
Human Resources
Department.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Violence or the threat of violence against workers.
It can occur in or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal
abuse to physical assaults and homicide – one of the leading causes of jobrelated deaths.
Workplace violence is a growing concern for employers and employees
nationwide.
Report concerns to Managers, Human Resources or Security
Report incidents of violence or assault to Security for Immediate Assistance
594-4226.
RED FLAGS OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE FOR
AWARENESS AND ACTION
*Obsession with or discussion of weapons
*Intimidating or instilling fear in others
*Making direct or veiled threats
*Showing little involvement with co-workers
*Displaying unwanted romantic interest in co-worker
*Exhibiting paranoid behavior
*Being unacceptable of criticism and holding a grudge
*Having recent serious family, financial, social, legal issues
*Testing the limits of unacceptable behavior
*Retaliation by employees who feel they have been bullied
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POLICY
STATEMENT
NYMC Harassment &
Sexual Harassment
Policy Statement
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
FORM
NYMC Sexual Harassment
Awareness & Prevention
Acknowledgement of
Training Form