Sexual Harassment...Shades of Gray Guidelines for Managers, Supervisors & Employees

"What is sexual harassment?" is the most obvious & most frequently asked question about the subject & the most difficult to answer as well. The difficulty stems from the fact that what is defined as sexual harassment can vary from one situation to another, from one person to another. There are no lists of right & wrong behaviors because what is sexual harassment in one instance is not necessarily sexual harassment in another. For managers & supervisors because they have direct responsibility for preventing & stopping the sexually harassing behaviors of their subordinates & of themselves. They are the ones who must frequently decide what is & what is not sexual harassment on the job. Defining one employee's behavior as sexual harassment of another must be done on a case-by-case, individual basis, with less than clear-cut rules to follow. Also for non-supervisory employees since they must be held responsible for their actions toward other employees in the work environment. All employees need to understand sexual harassment, what it is & why it is a problem, in addition to knowing the rules & regulations. A tool to help employees stop inappropriate, illegal & costly behaviors that are taking place on the job, & to prevent future occurrences of such behavior. Most effective used in training programs.Webb, Susan L. is the author of 'Sexual Harassment...Shades of Gray Guidelines for Managers, Supervisors & Employees' with ISBN 9781878269003 and ISBN 1878269003.