Back pay, front pay, lost benefits Reinstatement to your job Emotional distress compensation Punitive damages to punish the abuser Attorneys’ fees Your lawyer can also negotiate a sexual harassment settlement for compensation. Many victims prefer this outcome because it avoids the stress of a trial....
In autumn 2018, the Armed Forces conducted a survey among employees and conscripts to map out bullying and sexual harassment. According to the report, 44 people, among which 24 are women and 20 men, said that they had been raped, while 123 people said that they had been subjected to attem...
“We’re committed to making workplace rights fit for the modern workplace and that’s why the Employment Rights Bill will strengthen whistleblowing protections, including women who report sexual harassment at work. “We encourage workers to speak up about wrongdoings to their employer or a regul...
The investigation by the Reims police began in late 2013, following a damning report by health and safety inspectors. A dozen employees complained that they were victims of bullying or sexual harassment. In court, three LVMH staff were accused of workplace bullying. Two of the three accused wer...
"The figures show that we must targetedly work against harassment. It is particularly important to lower the threshold to talk about it," said Thor Gjermund Eriksen, director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. "We have now enough knowledge about the problems in our industry to know...
Some members of the judiciary committee have said they expect James’ report to be “critical” in the impeachment investigation. New York state regulations say sexual harassment includes unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature — whether it’s unwanted flirtation or sexual jokes — that creates an of...
Reproductive-age women had experienced harassment at the construction site Full size image Utilization of SRH services The study found that 224 (54.4%) of construction workers had used at least one SRH service in the last 12 months. The contraceptive methods were the most popular SRH service, us...
not all forms do. Some uses of the term include a wider range of acts of sexual exploitation or denigration, such as verbal sexual harassment. What ties all these phenomena together is the sexual or sexualized act upon or towards another without that person’s consent. In this sense they ...
The report called on the government to focus on five priorities to put sexual harassment at the top of the agenda for employers. It includes the introduction of a new duty on employers to prevent harassment, supported by a statutory code of practice. It wants interns, volunteers and those har...
A staff survey across the parliamentary estate found that one-in-five staff had reported sexual harassment, while 39 percent said they had experienced non-sexual harassment or bullying in the past 12 months. Leadsom described the publication of the report as a big day for parliament and British...