The Comparison of Sexual Harassment Laws in South Africa and UK and the need to clarify what the Scope of Employment Is

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ABSTRACT

As a more subtle form of violence against women, SH is known as the secret oppression that is badly acknowledged as a condition of a working woman's life, let alone considered a crime. Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the subsequent success of the women's movement in the 1970s and 1980s in identifying the prevalence of and serious psychological impact of rape, child sexual molestation, and other common victimization experiences disproportionately affecting females, efforts were made to bring the problem of SH to public and professional attention. Workplace violence is manifested as one form of abuse of power is considered workplace violence to any active or negligent conduct, carried out in the workplace by public officials or employees and private, using hierarchical position or in circumstances related to their function, constitutes a manifest abuse of power, embodied by threat, intimidation, wage inequality based on gender, harassment, physical abuse, psychological and / or social or offense that undermines the dignity, physical, sexual, psychological or social worker. Based on this study, organizational standards that report for heritage dissimilarities in insights of fairness and deduction in the equitable remedy of workers in worldwide backgrounds can be devised. Interpersonal crime is a major and widespread crime in the United Kingdom. Most women suffer from violence without raising their voice against it or ever reporting it. Sexual assault, dating, and violence are costly problems. Not only the victims themselves but the bystanders too have to go through severe pain and loss. The paper discusses the young women's experience of domestic violence and sexual assault and the social aspects of it.

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CHAPTER1: INTRODUCTION1

Background1

Rationale2

Aims and objectives of the research2

Research question2

Key words3

Work place harassment for females in UK And South Africa, Safety issues in UK And South Africa3

CHAPTER2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Sexual harassment at workplace4

Sexual harassment legislation5

Organization involved in preventing sexual harassment5

Evidence of sexual harassment6

Learning from practices7

Cases11

The Role of Trade Unions13

Measures of Workplace Sexual Harassment14

Prevalence of violence and sexual assault in Young Women15

Violence and sexual assault in Teens16

Impact on Health and Well being of young women17

Impact of violence on relationships of young women19

Impact on employment and career21

Social Impact of violence in witness children22

Other social effects22

Prevalence of crime and marital status24

Emerging social issues24

CHAPTER3: METHODOLOGY26

Research Design26

Literature Search26

Qualitative versus quantitative27

Data collection29

Ethical Considerations30

CHAPTER4: DISCUSSION32

Responsibility of manager32

Importance of the issue for manager34

Women's experiences36

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