The Scope of Protection for Workplace Sexual Harassment: Is it sufficient

Introduction1

Literature Review1

Historical Development Regarding Workplace Sexual Harassment3

The European agreement4

Causes of Sexual Harassment6

Legal Framework (Law, legislations, and regulation)6

Recommendations for the Protection of employees against Sexual Harassment10

Recommendations for Avoiding Cost of Sexual Harassment to Company12

Recommendations for Avoiding Legal Issues for the Company12

Recommendations for employers, employees, and third parties13

Procedures15

Conclusion17

Bibliography19

Appendices22

The Scope of Protection for Workplace Sexual Harassment: Is it sufficient

Introduction

In today's working environment, sexual harassment has been a major concern for the UK employers and employees. The complaints from employees for sexual harassment have been increasing substantially for the few years. These issues have been at the most sensitive discussions in for the UK business analysts. The employers are progressively taking steps for the preserving and protection of their employees against sexual nuisance for increasing the morale as well as reducing legal costs. It is imperative that companies understand the definition and causes of sexual harassment, before they devise preventive measures toward stopping it from occurring. Efforts at prevention benefit not only the company, but the work force as well. Companies that implement a successful prevention program, write comprehensive policies, train their entire work force from top to bottom, and receive fill commitment from upper management in its sustained policy enforcement. Conversely, there are detrimental effects to the companies and employees within these organizations who do not pursue preventative sexual harassment guidelines. This paper would outline the problems of sexual harassment and the role of human resource department and they policies they deploy to tackle these issues. Personally, this would help me by giving ample information about sexual harassment and know-how about this topic.

Literature Review

The nuisance of sexual harassment has negative effects on a person's productivity and efficiency. Despite being a widely discussed topic and subjected to research, it continues to occur around the world. Fitzgerald et.al, (1993) conducted the studies for prevalence and perceptions of sexual harassment were intended to be measured. The researchers intended to find the aspects that continue to be neglected in dealing with sexual harassment. The coping behaviour and victim response were found to be quite low. The researchers also concluded that the most effective way to measure harassment was by speaking to the victim directly despite the hurdles. Fitzgerald concluded that “victims of a sexual harassment do not tend to discuss it”. The researchers suggested that multilevel analysis should be conducted and different levels of harassment must be identified in order to deal with the issues.

In another study conducted at the University of Arizona, sexual harassment at workplace was considered as a purely gender-based issue which tends to have major effects on the victim. The research intended to study the effects of harassment in three complementary areas i.e. psychological, somatic and work related. Another aspect of the study intended to deal with female victims and how they managed to cope with it. Although, this study could not be generalized to all conditions, but resulted in providing a concrete assessment of the ...