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| '''Sexual harassment''', as defined in ] employment law, is any ''unwelcome sexual advance or conduct'' on the job, having the effect of making the workplace intimidating, hostile or offensive. | '''Sexual harassment''', as defined in ] employment law, is any ''unwelcome sexual advance or conduct'' on the job, having the effect of making the workplace intimidating, hostile or offensive. | ||
| The definition of the phrase ''Sexual Harassment'' can be broad and controversial, depending on each individual's opinion of ''what'' harassment is. | The definition of the phrase ''Sexual Harassment'' can be broad and controversial, depending on each individual's opinion of ''what'' sexual harassment is. While typical sexual harassment behaviour usually includes unwanted touching of a co-worker's private parts, leud comments, talk about gender superiority, sexual jokes, etc., etc., some companies have reported that they have had to fire employees (after a co-worker has complained of ''sexual harassment'') for such actions as telling the complaining co-worker how good he or she looks for that co-worker's date with another person, or for simply handing what seemed, to the fired employee, to be just a harmless complement. | ||
| While typical sexual harassment behaviour usually includes unwanted touching of a co-worker's private parts, leud comments, talk about gender superiority, sexual jokes, etc., etc., some companies have reported that they have had to fire employees (after a co-worker has complained of ''sexual harassment'') for such actions as telling the complaining co-worker how good he or she looks for that co-worker's date with another person, or for simply handing what seemed, to the fired employee, to be just a harmless complement. | |||
| Two forms of sexual harassment have been defined: | Two forms of sexual harassment have been defined: | ||
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Sexual harassment, as defined in American employment law, is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job, having the effect of making the workplace intimidating, hostile or offensive.
The definition of the phrase Sexual Harassment can be broad and controversial, depending on each individual's opinion of what sexual harassment is. While typical sexual harassment behaviour usually includes unwanted touching of a co-worker's private parts, leud comments, talk about gender superiority, sexual jokes, etc., etc., some companies have reported that they have had to fire employees (after a co-worker has complained of sexual harassment) for such actions as telling the complaining co-worker how good he or she looks for that co-worker's date with another person, or for simply handing what seemed, to the fired employee, to be just a harmless complement.
Two forms of sexual harassment have been defined:
- quid pro quo (Latin: this for that)
- hostile work environment