Inappropriate Workplace Behavior & How to Prevent It
Is your business doing enough to ensure that it prevents harassment in the work, and the liability associated therewith? IN RECENT YEARS , there has been an increasing realisation of the prevalence and the devastating effects of inappropriate workplace behaviour, especially sexual harassment, in both South Africa and in international jurisdictions. The “MeToo” campaign brought awareness to this pandemic, where shocking revelations were made, regarding a number of persons that were sexually harassed, especially by their employers or by persons in positions of power over them. Workplace behavior is the manner in which employees respond to specific circumstances or situations in the workplace. Whilst many elements determine an individual’s behavior in the workplace, employees are shaped by their culture and by the organization’s culture. Therefore, it is incumbent upon a company to ensure that its culture is a healthy one in which employees feel free, safe and protected so as to work eff...