Common use of Harassment Defined Clause in Contracts

Harassment Defined. (a) The Union and the Employer recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from sexual and personal harassment. The Employer shall take such actions as are necessary respecting an employee or an employer representative engaging in sexual or personal harassment. (b) Sexual harassment means sexually oriented verbal or physical behaviour which an individual would reasonably find to be unwanted or unwelcome, giving consideration to all surrounding circumstances and which may detrimentally affect the work environment. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: - - - - - - - - - touching, patting or other physical contact; leering; staring or the making of sexual gestures; demands for sexual favours; verbal abuse or threats; unwanted sexual invitations; physical assault of a sexual nature; distribution or display of sexual or offensive pictures or material; unwanted questions or comments of a sexual nature; practical jokes of a sexual nature. (c) Sexual harassment will often, but need not, be accompanied by an expressed or implied threat of reprisal. (d) Both males and females can be considered to be sexually harassed by members of either sex. (e) Personal harassment means verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, or sexual orientation. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: - - - physical threats or intimidation; words, gestures, actions or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person; distribution or display of offensive pictures or materials. (f) To constitute harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident. (g) Personal harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith, of the Employer's supervisory rights and responsibilities.

Harassment Defined. (a) The Union and the Employer recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from sexual and personal harassment. The Employer shall take such actions as are necessary respecting an employee or an employer representative engaging in sexual or personal harassment. (b) Sexual harassment means sexually oriented verbal or physical behaviour which an individual would reasonably find to be unwanted or unwelcome, giving consideration to all surrounding circumstances and which may detrimentally affect the work environment. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: - - - - - - - - - • touching, patting or other physical contact; • leering; staring or the making of sexual gestures; • demands for sexual favours; • verbal abuse or threats; • unwanted sexual invitations; • physical assault of a sexual nature; • distribution or display of sexual or offensive pictures or material; • unwanted questions or comments of a sexual nature; • practical jokes of a sexual nature. (c) Sexual harassment will often, but need not, be accompanied by an expressed or implied threat of reprisal. (d) Both males and females can be considered to be sexually harassed by members of either sex. (e) Personal harassment means verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, or sexual orientation. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: - - - • physical threats or intimidation; • words, gestures, actions or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person; • distribution or display of offensive pictures or materials. (f) To constitute harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident. (g) Personal harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith, of the Employer's supervisory rights and responsibilities.

Harassment Defined. (a) The Union and the Employer recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from sexual and personal harassment. The Employer shall take such actions as are necessary respecting an employee or an employer representative engaging in sexual or personal harassment. (b) Sexual harassment means sexually oriented verbal or physical behaviour which an individual would reasonably find to be unwanted or unwelcome, giving consideration to all surrounding circumstances and which may detrimentally affect the work environment. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: - - - - - - - - - touching, patting or other physical contact; - leering; staring or the making of sexual gestures; - demands for sexual favours; - verbal abuse or threats; - unwanted sexual invitations; - physical assault of a sexual nature; - distribution or display of sexual or offensive pictures or material; - unwanted questions or comments of a sexual nature; - practical jokes of a sexual nature. (c) Sexual harassment will often, but need not, be accompanied by an expressed or implied threat of reprisal. (d) Both males and females can be considered to be sexually harassed by members of either sex. (e) Personal harassment means verbal or physical behaviour that is discriminatory in nature, based upon another person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, sex, age, or sexual orientation. It is discriminatory behaviour, directed at an individual, which causes substantial distress in that person and serves no legitimate work-related purpose. Such behaviour could include, but is not limited to: - - - physical threats or intimidation; - words, gestures, actions or practical jokes, the natural consequence of which is to humiliate, alarm or abuse another person; - distribution or display of offensive pictures or materials. (f) To constitute harassment, behaviour may be repeated or persistent or may be a single serious incident. (g) Personal harassment does not include actions occasioned through the exercising in good faith, of the Employer's supervisory rights and responsibilities.