calendars
pecohr
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Recently while walking through our shop I noted scantily clad women (swimsuit) calendars on several of the machinists toolboxes. We have just completed Sexual Harassment Prevention training so I thought that this would be a good time to broach this issue with the group. I then proceeded to direct them to remove these items from view as they had the potential to offend someone passing through the area.
Their response was: they didn't feel that it was appropriate to have to remove these items because no one had complained yet.
I would like the benefit of your past experience and responses to this issue.
Thank you
Their response was: they didn't feel that it was appropriate to have to remove these items because no one had complained yet.
I would like the benefit of your past experience and responses to this issue.
Thank you
Comments
Stay tuned for tomorrow's edition of HR Hero Line. The feature article ("Is it offensive or not?") provides an interesting solution for this type of situation.
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Thank you I will watch for that item.
I would still like to hear how others are or have addressed this issue.
Stuart
What this all means is that it is ok to say to these employees, "Tough, we don't want it here."
I want to be clear that I am not saying that what these employees have been doing constitutes sexual harassment or that it arises to the level of sexual harassment. It is, however, the type of conduct when coupled with other conduct used to demonstrate that an employer tolerated a "sexually charged" work environment. There are a number of ways to deal with this issue and I am sure that Christy will provide some excellent suggestions.
2. If there is no policy, write one and them implement it.
3. If you can't do the above, have someone complain.
thanks,
Stuart
I'm sharing your input with the managers and lead people in our company as I believe they truely think I just make this stuff up!
I work for an international company where most of the
Management and supervisors are not from the U.S.,
therefore they just don't "get it" when I tell them
when they're heading for trouble.