Our team of experts fields real-life everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: What’s the No. 1 thing we can do to prevent sexual-harassment complaints in our workplace?
Question:
We’re trying to prioritize our training on preventing sexual harassment. Can you give us an idea of where the biggest problem spot is for most companies?
Answer:
Of the roughly 5,000 sex-harassment complaints filed with EEOC last year, the majority of them were based on supervisors’ not responding to initial complaints. That comes from HR consultant Hunter Lott, who’s done harassment-prevention training for firms such as Anheuser-Busch and FedEx-Kinko’s.
Most firms get into trouble because supervisors don’t take complaints seriously, so employees feel forced to go outside the company to get someone to listen to them.
Answers to tricky HR questions: No. 1 cause of sexual-harassment lawsuits?
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