I recently walked off a job after being sexually harassed. It was reported to my employer and a proper investigation was not conducted. Instead I was put on a shift I couldn’t work and eventually had to leave. The sexual harassment was actually a sexual assault. What are my legal options? Who do I report this to in order to get some action?
Every employer in Ontario has a legal obligation to provide a workplace free from harassment. This obligation extends to protecting you from harassing acts committed by other employees, management personnel, agents of the company, and clients or customers. Many times, both employees and employers are not clear about what their obligations are and what harassment in employment actually means. Furthermore, many people who have been subjected to harassing behaviour are not aware of what they can do to remedy the situation.
Employers have a positive obligation to investigate workplace harassment complaints in a sophisticated and professional manner. Insist that an independent investigator be hired to investigate the complaint.
sexual harassment claims can stem from an employee losing a job after declining the advances of a supervisor. NFL quarterback Brett Favre is learning about this the hard way after two former massage therapists are complaining he harassed them.
The Toronto Police will have to pay former police constable Ivania Chuvulo $20,000 for failing to provide a harassment-free workplace.
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