Comments on: Managers must take ALL types of harassment complaints seriously

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:09:52 +0000

My husband works construction and there is a definite difference between “joking around” and harrassment. I think this sort of thing is often ignored in this type of setting. No one should be subjected to harrassing remarks no matter where they work or what type of job they do.

By: Char

Char — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:11:17 +0000

We often makes excuses for employees behavior based on the type of work setting their in. What is it going to take? Someone getting hurt, before it stops?

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:03:55 +0000

This is a “no-brainer”. Whether the harassment comes from same-sex, male to female or female to male there should be no difference in the way it is perceived or addressed.
I wonder if by addressing the situations differently the company might then opens itself up to scrutiny for gender or sexual orientation discrimination.