What is sexual harassment and what items cause this offense to occur in the workplace What methods of discourse do employees have when sexual harassment takes place Sexual harassment is any unwanted sexually oriented comments advances physical contact looks and off color jokes Other types of sexual harassment are third party and quid pro quo Third party sexual harassment happens when a bystander is affected by the behavior of others acting in a sexual manner An example would be if a beer vendor brought in a poster of a scantily clad girl advertising beer and posted it on the wall for the receiving clerk Another employee that sees the poster may be offended by it An example of quid pro quo is I will scratch your back if you scratch mine The employer might infer that a sexual favor is required of the employee to get a promotion time off more hours more pay keep their job etc At my company Third party sexual harassment is the most common Two or more employees joking or telling stories and thinking nobody else is around Another employee or customer sees or overhears the behavior and is offended The second most common thing is one employee asking out another employee repeatedly after being rejected I have seen this happen male to female female to male male to male and female to female When employees feel they have been sexually harassed they have to report the incident to a supervisor manager or human resources Sexual harassment is a Zero Tolerance policy at my company Every employee signs the policy defining sexual harassment and agrees not to behave in a manner that violates policy If an employee is investigated for sexual harassment and found guilty they are terminated immediately Depending on the circumstances the employee may be suspended pending investigation If they are innocent they are reimbursed for lost wages If the manager does not handle the situation immediately they may face disciplinary action as well Response 2 Sexual harassment is a form of sexual discrimination that occurs in the workplace Sexual harassment is defined as sexual advances requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that tends to create a hostile or offensive work environment Sexual harassment can happen in many forms or ways such as touching looks comments and even hidden innuendos like leaving a dirty joke on a co workers desk Companies should have a formal well written sexual harassment policy that is posted for employees to see appears in the employee handbook and is listed on all company policy documents Train every employee so they know the company has a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment and provide information to employees about the consequences of sexual harassment in the workplace