Quiz

The law(s) that cover harassment in federally regulated workplaces is/are:

If an employee is being harassed, they must always start by telling the person to stop.

Sexual harassment is always considered discrimination on a prohibited ground under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

If people in the workplace know each other, certain comments are okay.

An employee can be sexually harassed even if the person did not know the employee saw or heard them.

What is or is not sexual harassment depends on the work environment.

A boss does not need to say or imply that it will be good for an employee’s career if they go along with certain behaviours for it to be sexual harassment.

Measures to improve an employee’s performance are not harassment even if they involve yelling or swearing.

Whether the alleged harasser intended to harass someone or not, it can still be harassment.

The 3 types of behavior listed in the definition of harassment that applies to federally regulated employees are:

Only paid employees are protected against harassment.