Sentences with phrase «prevent sexual harassment in the workplace»

The incident that left her family devastated also propelled them to spend the next 15 years advocating for changes to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Also at 11 a.m., Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will join Suffolk County Legislators Martinez, Hahn and Lindsay to sign two bills that will strengthen efforts to prevent sexual harassment in the county workplace, H. Lee Dennison Building Plaza, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, Long Island.

All businesses in New York City that employ at least 15 people may soon be required to conduct training to prevent sexual harassment, a proposal that is part of a raft of legislation being considered next week by the City Council to address workplace conduct.

While the office did not address whether it will ban using public funds, it said it will take all steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment in county workplaces.

Poloncarz responded, «My administration takes the issue of sexual harassment seriously and will continue to take all steps necessary to prevent it in all county workplaces.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to all five magic circle firms to warn that it could take legal action if they fail to take appropriate action to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Employers that fail to take precautionary measures to prevent and address sexual harassment can face multiple issues in the workplace, such as decreased productivity, low morale, increased absenteeism, health care costs, as well as prospective legal liability and expenses.

Your employer is required to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the workplace and to promptly remedy the effects of sexual harassment in the workplace when it occurs.

If you are an employer, whether large or small, you should have policy in place to prevent and address employee complaints about sexual harassment at your workplace.

An employer's best defence to the liability risks of workplace sexual harassment is preventing it from happening in the first place.

The victim later held a press conference and indicated that there was more than one incident, and lashed out at her employer for not taking her written complaints seriously and not acting on them accordingly to protect her and prevent sexual harassment from continuing in the workplace.