Definition

Policies No. 67 & 67a provide the following definition of sexual harassment: 

  • unwanted sexual attention from a person who knows or ought reasonably to know that such attention is unwanted; or 
  • implied or expressed promise of reward for complying with a sexually-oriented request; or 
  • implied or expressed threat of reprisal or actual reprisal for refusal to comply with a sexually oriented request: or 
  • a sexual relationship which constitutes an abuse of power in a relationship of trust; or
  • sexually oriented remarks or behaviour which may reasonably be perceived to create a negative psychological and emotional environment for work and study. 

 

 

 

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