Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Definitions, Cases and Policy

This note provides background information on sexual harassment in the workplace. Discussed are what constitutes sexual harassment, the rights of employees under the Human Rights Code, corporate liability in such circumstances, and typical remedies to sexual harassment complaints. In addition, suggestions for designing a sexual harassment policy are presented along with an example of one corporate policy. Finally, a number of significant sexual harassment cases from Canada and their outcome are presented.