TrainingBriefs® Just Relax

What happens when a customer inappropriately touches an employee? This program poses two questions. First, is the situation simply an example of inappropriate behavior – or is it sexual harassment? And second, if the situation isn’t sexual harassment, under what circumstances could it become sexual harassment? Being able to answer these two questions is important because they’re the kinds of questions that will help you put things in context, recognize the warning signs, and stop sexual harassment before it starts.

While managers and supervisors are held to a higher legal standard in sexual harassment cases, sexual harassment prevention is everyone’s responsibility. What it all comes down to is this – preventing sexual harassment is about recognizing what’s going on around us and then making good decisions. Preventing sexual harassment means making sure that we’re treating employees, coworkers, customers, vendors – anyone we deal with in the workplace – with absolute dignity and respect.