Allegations of sexual harassment have dominated headlines, most visibly with the #MeToo campaign.
Sexual harassment complaints, and the laws that attempt to curb the behaviours, are not new. Despite regulation, sexual harassment is still occurring in workplaces. Why?
One answer may be that organisations guard against sexual harassment through policy and lecture style training without reference to the broader workplace context.
To counter this, an alternate approach may be to use existing risk management frameworks, that have traditionally been used in the workplace health and safety context.
Step 1: Identify hazards
This step requires a deep and honest assessment of the:
- Structure of the organisation and the industry context. For example: Highlighting potential hazards, such as…
