Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention Policy
Violence and Harassment Prevention Policy
Utah Tech Labs is committed to providing a work environment in which all workers are free of workplace violence or harassment. Workplace violence or harassment (including sexual harassment) will not be tolerated from any person in the workplace (including customers, clients, employers, supervisors, workers, and members of the public).
Workplace harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.
Workplace sexual harassment means:
- engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, where the course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or
- making a sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome.
Reasonable action taken by Utah Tech Labs and its supervisors relating to the management and direction of workers or the workplace is not workplace harassment.
Workplace violence means assaults and attempted assaults (whether with or without intention), as well as threats and threatening behaviours that give the worker reasonable cause to believe they are at risk of injury. Workplace violence also means domestic violence that has moved into the workplace
Workers are encouraged to report any incidents of workplace violence or harassment to the Human Resources department. Management will investigate and deal with all complaints or incidents of workplace harassment in a fair, respectful, and timely manner.
Information provided about an incident or about a complaint will not be disclosed except as necessary to protect workers, to investigate the complaint or incident, to take corrective action, or as otherwise required by law.
Managers, supervisors, and workers are expected to adhere to this policy, and will be held responsible by Utah Tech Labs for not following it. Workers are not to be penalized or disciplined for reporting an incident or for participating in an investigation involving workplace harassment.
If a worker needs further assistance, he or she may contact a JHSC representative, the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, or the employee assistance program.
*Adapted from: Code of Practice to Address Workplace Harassment Under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act published by the Ministry of Labour
