Harassment In Workplace
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Harassment
Harassment refers to a wide spectrum of offensive behavior. When the term is used in a legal sense it refers to behaviours that are found threatening or disturbing, and beyond those that are sanctioned by society. In societies which support free speech, only the more repetitive, persistent and untruthful types of speech qualify legally as harassment. sexual harassment refers to persistent and unwanted sexual advances, typically in the workplace, where the consequences of refusing are potentially very disadvantaging to the victim.
History
In 1964, the United States Congress passed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, prohibting discrimination at work on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin and sex. This later became the legal basis for early harassment law. The practice of developing workplace guidlines prohibiting harassment was pioneered in 1969, when the U.S. Department of Defense drafted a Human Goals Charter, establishing a policy of equal respect for both sexes. More specifically targeting harassment, in 1983, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibited sexual harassment in workplaces under federal jurisdiction.
Ambiguity
Both because the term is used in common english, and because where the term is defined by law, the law varies by jurisdiction, it is difficult to provide any exact definition that is accepted everywhere. In some cultures, for instance, simply stating a political opinion can be seen as unwarranted and a deliberate attempt to intimidate - in a totalitarian society any such statement could be interpreted as an attempt to involve someone in rebel activity or implicate them in same, with the implication that if they refuse, they are putting their own life in danger. More usually, some label such as "anti-social" or related to treason is used to label such behaviour - it being treated as an offense against the state not the person. This resembles
Workplace
Workplace means a place (whether or not within or forming part of a building, structure, or vehicle) where any person is to work, is working, for the time being works, or customarily works, for gain or reward; and in relation to an employee, includes a place, or part of a place, under the control of the employer (not being domestic accommodation provided for the employee),
# Where the employee comes or may come to eat, rest, or get first-aid or pay
# Where the employee comes or may come as part of the employee's duties to report in or out, get instructions, or deliver goods or vehicles
# Through which the employee may or must pass to reach a place of work.
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Workplace is a family of software collaboration products from IBM.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is harassment of a sexual nature, typically in the workplace or other setting where raising objections or refusing may have negative consequences. In American employment law, it is any ''unwelcome sexual advance or conduct'' on the job, having the effect of making the workplace intimidating, hostile or offensive. Sexual harassment is considered a form of illegal discrimination.
The definition of the phrase ''Sexual Harassment'' can be broad and controversial, depending on each individual's opinion of ''what'' harassment is. While typical sexual harassment behaviour usually includes unwanted touching of a co-worker's private parts, leud comments, talk about gender superiority, sexual jokes, etc., etc., some companies have reported that they have had to fire employees (after a co-worker has complained of ''sexual harassment'') for such actions as telling the complaining co-worker how good he or she looks for that co-worker's date with another person, or for simply handing what seemed, to the fired employee, to be just a harmless complement.
Instances
Sexual harassment can occur in a number of ways, such as:
The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a client, a co-worker, a teacher or professor, a schoolmate, or a stranger.
The victim does not have to be the person directly harassed but can be anyone who finds the behavior offensive and is affected by it.
While adverse effects on the victim are common, this does not have to be the case for the behavior to be unlawful.
The victim can be male or female. The harasser does not have to be of the opposite sex.
The harasser's behavior must be unwelcome.
The harasser may be completely unaware that their behavior is offensive or constitutes sexual harassment, or they may be completely unaware that their actions could be unlawful.
Definitions
Two specific legal definitions of sexual harassment have been defined:
''quid pro quo'' (Latin:
Sexual Harassment
I removed:
''Between about 1975 and 1985 British practitionners of Psychology assumed that all women who complained about sexual harassment must be encouraging it intentionally. Some womem victims of this injustice have lost confidence in Psychologists in a way which may not be restored.''
Because it makes an awfully sweeping generalization about British shrinks without support. Tuf-Kat 02:16, Mar 23, 2004 (UTC)
Good thing the photo was removed...that looks like me grabbing this girl's boobs last week at a bar and she wanted me to..LOL! But seriously, who knows where that photo came from and if the person was actually being harrassed. A better photo would be of two actors simulating a boss sexually talking to his secretary or co-worker. "Antonio Boob Squeezer Martin".
Sexual Harassment
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Vandalism in the form of sexual harassment appears to being happening with increasing frequency on Wikipedia and a policy is badly needed. Wikipedia is near the zenith of popularity compared to other Wikis as it contributes to the situation.
Users who have been harassed should receive condolences and users who sexually harass other users should be banned. Sometimes, people on Wikipedia bottom out on zenith-level anger and is a possible reason for sexual harassment on Wikipedia.
Harassment By Computer
Harassment by computer is a crime in several U.S. states. It is distinct from stalking in that stalking typically requires two or more contacts, whereas harassment by computer may be a single incident. It is also different from regular harassment, because the offense typically encompasses a range of crimes that would not be considered harassment if conducted in person.
Connecticut was the first state to pass a statute making it a criminal offense to harass someone by computer. Michigan and Arizona have also passed laws banning harassment by electronic meanshttp://www.nerac.com/family/NeracReports/Cybercrimes_CT.htm.
Virginia
In Virginia, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanorhttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-152.7C1. The Virginia statute against harassment by computer, passed in 2000, is worded very similarly to http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-427 § 18.2-427, which bans harassment "over any telephone or citizens band radio"http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-427. In a famous 2004 case, an Albemarle County, Virginia man was charged with harassment by computer for pretending to be his ex-wife online and inviting men to her house, warning that she would play dumb but really wanted to have sexhttp://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/872042.html. Although the offense did not involve harassing the ex-wife, the statute was broadly worded enough to encompass the man's actions. In 2005, a 13-year-old student was charged with harassment by computer for sending a death threat by instant messengerhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/26/AR2005052601665.html.
Interestingly, the Virginia statute bans using a computer to communicate any "obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language," while using such language in person remain legal in most contexts. The exception would be violations of the curse and abuse statute, a relatively narrowly-defined offensehttp://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-416.
Workplace Occupation
Workplace occupation is a form of direct action in which employees assume control of their place of work, ignoring the commands of their employers. Often, these workplaces are subsequently run by a general assembly of employees.
In Argentina, where factory occupations have become increasingly common in the years following the recent economic collapse, employees have often taken it upon themselves to establish security for their places of work and protect themselves from those attempting to take control of their workplaces away from them.
See also anarcho-syndicalism, workplace.
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