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Policies to Combat Sexual Harassment
Author(s) -
Savery L.K.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841118502300312
Subject(s) - harassment , commission , human resources , equal employment opportunity , supervisor , action (physics) , political science , human rights , criminology , public relations , business , psychology , law , physics , quantum mechanics
This article reviews some recent surveys conducted overseas on sexual harassment of women and draws some conclusions for the Human Resource Manager in Australia. The findings are that sexual harassment is common overseas and is most likely the same in Australia. To overcome the problem which the Hill case in the New South Wales Water Commission has highlighted, it is suggested that, (1) a company should have a policy on sexual harassment, (2) the Human Resource Manager be responsible for receiving complaints, (3) sexual harassment be grounds for disciplinary action, and (4) supervisor must act on any complaints of harassment.