Sexual Harassment: Aids for
Protecting Your Company and Investigating Complaints
Benefits: Sexual
harassment can present serious problems for a business owner. In
addition to creating tension in the workplace and potential
friction between employees, it can significantly cost you if an
employee decides you haven't done enough to prevent it. Your
first line of defense against sexual harassment occurring in
your workplace is to have a clearly stated policy. The attached
file contains two sample sexual harassment policies, different
in tone but both designed to include all the essential elements
of such a policy and to clearly spell that you take this issue
seriously and that the consequences of engaging in inappropriate
behavior can be severe. You can edit or combine policies to
quickly customize one for your company. Also included in the
file are sample guidelines for investigating complaints of
sexual harassment. These guidelines are designed to help you
handle a complaint but generally don't need to be shared with
employees.
File Description: The
file contains a six-page document (two sexual harassment
policies and a set of harassment investigation guidelines) in
rich text format (RTF) that is suitable for use with most word
processing programs used in the Windows environment.
Special Features: The
two sexual harassment policies can be used alone or in
combination, as appropriate for your company. They both contain
all the essential elements of such a policy, including:
clear statement of the
company's position on sexual harassment
definition of sexual
harassment
conditions under which
conduct is considered harassing
steps employees should
take if they experience or witness sexual harassment
consequences and penalties
The guidelines for investigating complaints include a list
of tips on doing each of the following: gathering information
about a complaint and interviewing the complainant.
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