Running Head: Harassment

Harassment in the Work Place

Celina Delgado

English 306

Park University

ABSTRACT

Sexual Harassment in the workplace can be very critical for an employer. Not only can it ruin the company’s reputation but also it can be left in debt due to lawsuits for cases left unattended. The employer must open their eyes that sexual harassment in fact can happen in any workplace and we should take steps to prevent this from happening. “Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating hostile or offensive working environment” (Wikipedia 20012). Although I personally feel you see it more in men then in women. Certain laws have been placed so that employees could keep the company in a positive and comfortable environment. In order to keep the workplace comfortable everyone must know exactly what sexual harassment is and threatening it could be not only for the individual but also for the employer.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page 1

Abstract 2

Table of Content 3

What is harassment in the workplace 5

Types of harassment 6

Ramifications of Harassment 7

Surveys 9

Conclusion and Solution 10

References 11

Executive Summary

The Purpose for my report is to make you aware of what exactly sexual harassment is and how it can hurt the company in general. I understand that certain situations are going to happen and as a company we will look back and think why we didn’t plan ahead of time to prevent certain situations from happening. Our company ADP is aware of sexual harassment but it is always good to display the information to the employer’s supervisor. I am aware that certain situations are happening in the company and to avoid further consequences we must all become more aware of what exactly sexual harassment is and how can it affect the company .

Introduction

This report is going to explain how ADP can expand their further knowledge in sexual harassment, so that the company can be more educated in this subject. If the company has happy employees the services are better. In this report I will also explain what sexual harassment is and also the certain guidelines for what ADP expects from the employees.

What is Sexual Harassment

It is unlawful to harass a person because of that person’s gender. Sexual harassment or unwelcome sexual acts requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical harassment acts. Harassment does not have to be of a sexual act but can include sexual remarks about a person.

Although the victim can be a woman or a man it is more common to be seen in men. Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, harassment is illegal when it is constant or very uncomfortable that it creates a hostile work environment. The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer as long as it is in the workplace.

Types of Harassment

There are many types of harassment but one of the many is sexual harassment. There are two types of sexual harassment. It is divided into two parts, one being quid pro quo and the other is hostile environment. Quid pro quo means that an item or a service has been traded in return for something of value (Wikipedia 20012). In a situation at work for example a supervisor may ask for sexual favors from someone lower in return of getting a higher position for example. According to our company they go based on what the states require. Harassment in the first degree. A person is guilty of harassment in the first degree when he or she intentionally and repeatedly harasses another person by following such person in or about a public place or places or by engaging in a course of conduct or by repeatedly committing acts which places such person in reasonable fear of physical injury. This section shall not apply to activities regulated by the national labor relations act, as amended, the railway labor act, as amended, or the federal employment labor management act, as amended. Harassment in the first degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Harassment in the second degree.
A person is guilty of harassment in the second degree when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person: 1. He or she strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects such other person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same; or 2. He or she follows a person in or about a public place or places; or 3. He or she engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serve no legitimate purpose.
Subdivisions two and three of this section shall not apply to activities regulated by the national labor relations act, as amended, the railway labor act, as amended, or the federal employment labor management act, as amended.
Aggravated harassment in the second degree.
A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, he or she: 1. Either (a) communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, or by telegraph, mail or any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm; or(b) causes a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic means or otherwise with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by telephone, or by telegraph, mail or any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm; or 2. Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no purpose of legitimate communication; or 3. Strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects another person to physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same because of a belief or perception regarding such person’s race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct; or 4. Commits the crime of harassment in the first degree and has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article within the preceding ten years (ADP, 2012).

Surveys The Data that I gathered during my surveys is that the majority of the people in my survey have gotten bullied at work. Also they also seem to think that the majority of the people who harass are men more than women

Do you see sexual harassment more in males then in women in the work place?
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Yes
62.5%[pic]
10 votes

No
37.5%[pic]
6 votes

Have you experienced sexual harassment in the work place?
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Yes
70.5%[pic]
10 votes

No
15.5%[pic]
6 votes

Conclusion

Sexual Harassment can hurt not only the company but also the person for a very long time. It’s always best to keep precautions in the work place so the the company does not suffer financially.

References ADP payroll services, Sexual Harassment policies, retrieved from: http://www.adp.com/, 2012 Harassment in the work place, Steven Obrian, Retrieved from: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/thttp://definitions.uslegal.com/h/harassment/ypes/sexual_harassment.cfm, 20012 Find Law, Types of Harassment, and Retrieved from: http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/harassment.html?DCMP=GOO-CRIM_Harassment-States&HBX_PK=texas+harassment, 2010 Harassment, retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harassment