Harassment and Discrimination
Harassment and discrimination include actions directed towards one or more individuals in a derogatory manner.
Examples of actions that may be considered harassment and discrimination include:
- Sexual harassment in the form of touching, unwanted advances, comments of a sexual nature
- Derogatory, sarcastic, and/or mocking comments about work performance
- Offensive or objectionable comments about a person, opinions, appearance, or private life.
- Physical intrusions into personal space, such as pushing, blocking the path
- Systematic exclusion by ignoring the person, not inviting to meetings, excluding from conversations
- Threats of violence or other offenses
If you are on parental leave and treated differently because of this, it may be considered harassment and discrimination.
Discrimination
Discrimination means being disadvantaged or unfairly treated, and this treatment is related to a discriminatory ground. The following seven grounds have special protection against discrimination under the Discrimination Act:
- Gender
- Gender identity or expression
- Ethnicity
- Religion or belief
- Disability
- Sexual orientation
- Age
Even those on parental leave and those with fixed-term/part-time employment are covered by special anti-discrimination protection. This anti-discrimination protection is regulated in separate legislation.
The Questions:
I perceive our organization as a workplace free from discrimination (regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or age).
On/in my department/group/team, I feel safe and free from...
negative conflicts, bullying and harassment, harassment, sexual harassment, threats and violence
Also, if the respondent perceives this to occur, a number of follow-up questions are presented about in which area and time period they experienced it