Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors

 Criminal Intent, customer or client, worker-on-worker, personal relationship  Act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site  Types: intimidation, harassment and bullying, physical violence, and sexual intimidation Violence

 Unwanted offensive touching  Offensive sexual conduct, gestures  Unwanted exposure to pornography  Unwanted offensive sexual texts, s, social media communications  Any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment Sexual Harassment

 Set out a clear procedure for filing sexual harassment complaints  State that you will discipline or fire any wrongdoers  Train supervisors and managers  Physical and procedural security  Training and awareness  Incident management and response Procedures for Addressing these

 If an employee follows company procedures and isn’t involved in sexual harassment and violence in a workplace, he or she could be promoted, could get a raise, or could convert the workplace attitude to happiness. Positive Effects

 Gives one post dramatic stress  One who is committing sexual harassment or violence will be fired and defamed.  Unable to perform job properly  Makes a strong case for more proactive measures Negative Effects

 An office manager in a law firm is made uncomfortable by lawyers who regularly tell sexually explicit jokes.  “going postal” – one who snaps and inflicts violence in a workplace environment, normally in the postal service Real World Examples

 Victims of sexual harassment lose $4.4 million in wages and 973,000 hours  More than half of 500 managers of large and small companies reported incidents or threats of workplace violence Information

 7 tips to prevent workplace violence 7 tips to prevent workplace violence Video

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