Harassment

Definition

Harassment. Harassment is defined as a course of comments or actions that are unwelcome or should reasonably be known to be unwelcome, to the person towards whom they are addressed. Harassment occurs when one or more employees are deliberately abused, threatened and/or humiliated in circumstances relating to work. Harassment may be carried out by one or more employees, with the purpose or effect of violating the employees’ dignity, affecting [their] health and/or creating a hostile work environment.