Harassment, Violence and Terrorism

What is Harassment?

• Harassment means any improper behaviour by a person that is directed at, and is offensive to, another individual and which the person knew or ought reasonably to have known would be offensive.

Usual Types of Harassment

1. Work Place Harassment– The offensive, belittling or threatening

behavior directed at an individual worker or a group of workers.

– The odious dealing through pitiless, malevolent, hurtful or embarrassing attempts to undermine an individual worker or groups of workers

Usual Types of Harassment

2. Psychological HarassmentFor there to be psychological harassment, the behaviour must:• be vexatious and repeated, or vexatious and

serious• be hostile or unwanted by the employee• affect the dignity or physical or psychological

integrity of the employee• create a harmful work environment

Usual Types of Harassment

3. Racial Harassment

Usual Types of Harassment

4. Religious Harassment• Religious discrimination involves treating a

person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs

• Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion or because of his or her connection with a religious organization or group.

Usual Types of Harassment

4. Religious Harassment

Usual Types of Harassment

5. Sexual Harassment• QUID PRO QUO HARASSMENT (this for that)– A supervisor demands sexual favors in return for better

treatment of a subordinate, or threatens the subordinate with firing, demotion, or transfer unless sexual favors are given.

• HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT HARASSMENT– If behavior of a sexual nature creates an offending,

intimidating, or hostile work environment for another employee, it is sexual harassment.

Usual Types of Harassment

5. Sexual Harassment

Usual Types of Harassment

6. Cyber Related Harassment

Usual Types of Harassment

6. Cyber Related Harassment• Cyber harassment and cyber stalking are often

used synonymously to describe the actions of people who relentlessly pursue others online with the intention of frightening or embarrassing the victim.

• Sometimes a harasser intends to teach the victim a lesson or solicit information from him or her, and stalkers generally want revenge or attention.

Usual Types of Harassment

6. Cyber Related Harassment

Usual Types of Harassment

7. Dowry Harassment

Usual Types of Harassment

7. Dowry Harassment– Section 304B of IPC, Dowry Death

How do

WE stop

disrespectful behavior?

STOP

Source

TOP

The source of the disrespectful behavior has the responsibility to stop behaving in such a manner.

What about US. Are we part of the problem? Have we added to the disrespectful behavior?

STarget

OP

The target must help confront the Harassment/harasser!

If we are offended by other’s actions or words, we need to let them know and ask them to stop.

STarget

OP

Consider this:

How can this person correct his orher behavior if he or she is unaware of its impact?

The source of the disrespectful behavior may not even know thathis or her behavior is offensive to us.

STObserver

P

Those who observe disrespectful or harassing behavior have a responsibility to stop it when it occurs; and one who notices such is NEVER an innocent bystander!

It is simply the right thing to do.It is simply the right thing to do.

STOPerson in authority

Every person in authority has a duty to keep the workplace free from offensive and harassing behavior.

Each person in authority is crucial to creating a respectful workplace.

Source

Target

Observer

Person in authority