Meaning sexual harassment
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n. unwanted sexual approaches (including touching, feeling, gropi...
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Conduct involving unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. There are two types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo sexual har [..]
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Unwanted sexual advances with suggestive gestures, language, or touching.
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Offensive and unwelcome sexual conduct that is so severe or pervasive that it affects the terms and conditions of the victim's employment, either because the victim's submission or failure t [..]
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The making of persistent unwanted sexual advances (physical or verbal) by one individual towards another that occurs within a relationship where the individuals have unequal power (such as an employer/employee).
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In the United States, Title VII prohibits two kinds of sexual harassment: quid pro quo and hostile work environment. When a quid pro quo case is proven, employers automatically are liable. Employers a [..]
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any conduct of a sexual nature that is not wanted or warranted. It especially applies to the workplace and social situations. It can be verbal or touching in nature.
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Sexual Harassment: As defined in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), a person sexually harasses another person (the person harassed) if:\na. \tthe person makes an unwelcome sexual advance, or an unwelcome request for sexual favours, to the person harassed; or\nb. \tengages in other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in relation to the person h [..]
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Any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors (explicit or implicit), or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when submission to such conduct is made a condition of employmen [..]
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employment discrimination consisting of unwelcome verbal or physical conduct directed at an employee because of his or her sex ;also : the tort of engaging in such discrimination see also hostile ...
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Definition - Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment.
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Sexual harassment occurs when a person is subject to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to such an extent that it alters the [..]
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Unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that affects the dignity of women and men at work – see also harassment.
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"Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local...
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Under sections 24 (employees) and 25 (students) of the Western Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984 a person is sexually harassed if:
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Is an unwelcome sexual advance, an unwelcome request for sexual favours or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. It includes:
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Any form of sexual attention that is unwelcome, uninvited and unreciprocated, which makes a person feel humiliated, intimidated or offended. Behaviours must be considered within the developmental level of the child. Where a student is old enough to anticipate that their actions would cause distress to a person, an intention 'not to harm' [..]
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Sexual harassment is conduct of a sexual nature that is unwelcome, uninvited and unreciprocated, which makes a person feel humiliated, intimidated or offended.
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A form of Discrimination in the Workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sexual harassment takes two Forms: quid pro quo, where the employee must submit to sexual advances in exchange fo [..]
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A form of discrimination in the workplace which violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sexual harassment takes two forms: quid pro quo, where the employee must submit to sexual advances in exchange fo [..]
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Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to an employee against his or her wishes.
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A form of unlawful employment discrimination consisting of harassment of an employee or group of employees, usually women. This may take the form of requiring or seeking sexual favors as a condition o [..]
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Sexual harassment is a legal term used to identify an unwelcome and unsolicited attention of intimate or sexual nature in the workplace or at school. The term sexual harassment includes a wide range of behaviors from mild annoyances to serious sexual abuses. For a behavior to be considered as sexual harassment it must be, in general, unwanted, of s [..]
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Sexual Harassment is any behaviour, comment or gesture of a sexual nature which is deemed to be offensive. It is unwanted behaviour that makes the receiver feel uncomfortable. It can be coercive or su [..]
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Any comment, gesture, or behaviour with a sexual context that can be considered offensive, or degrading to the recipient.
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A form of unlawful employment discrimination consisting of harassment of an employee or group of employees, usually women. This may take the form of requiring or seeking sexual favors as a condition of employment (quid pro quo harassment) or otherwise subjecting an employee to intimidation, ridicule, or insult because of her sex, whether or not the [..]
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Unwanted verbal sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment can occur in the workplace, school and other settings (such as public transportation, shopping malls, community events, social gatherings, places of worship, health care facilities) and can create an intimi [..]
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A form of unlawful employment discrimination consisting of harassment of an employee or group of employees, usually women. This may take the form of requiring or seeking sexual favors as a condition of employment (quid pro quo harassment) or otherwise subjecting an employee to intimidation, ridicule, or insult because of her sex, whether or not the [..]
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Harassment of a person because of her or his sex, as by making unwelcome sexual advances or otherwise engaging in sexist practices that cause the victim loss of income, mental anguish and the like.
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Unwelcome sexual advances or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's work performance or creating an intimi [..]
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refers to sexual advances, intimidation, innuendo, bullying or coercion that is sexual in nature. This includes unwelcome or inappropriate promise of advantages in exchange for sexual favors.
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