Valentine’s Day
Sexual harassment and Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2018 Lisa Stam, Spring Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development

Employers need to be aware of the sexual tensions at play in an office, or risk being held liable for failing to address a poisoned work environment. For example, if two co-workers had a relationship and then broke up, and one is now showing revealing photos of the other around the office, this likely creates a poisoned work environment for the depicted employee. Though a manager may be tempted to deem the matter personal, the employer has an obligation to protect the employee.
employment law, Ontario Human Rights Code, power imbalances, sexual harassment, sexual harassment in the workplace, Valentine’s Day, workplace harassment
Valentine’s Day is coming – Is romance in the air at your workplace?
February 3, 2014 Michele Glassford Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Privacy and Security

Just like back in high school a workplace gossip mill goes into overdrive at the hint of a workplace romance, or even better, a messy breakup.
a policy dealing directly with personal relationships, bullying and harassment, conduct and behaviour, conflict of interest, employee’s personal life, employment law, favouritism, harassment allegations, HR Law, Human Resources PolicyPro, legal liabilities, messy breakup, morale issues, nepotism, office romance, Personal Relationships policy, policies, respect their employees’ privacy, Romantic relationships between employees, sexting, sexual behaviour, sexual harassment, Valentine’s Day, workplace gossip, workplace romance, workplace violence
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