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Module 1: What is Workplace Harassment?

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GOALS

After completing this module you will understand:

  • How workplace sexual harassment is defined in The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
  • Other types of harassment covered by The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
  • When harassment is discrimination under The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.
  • The elements of workplace harassment under The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
  • Examples of behaviours that are considered sexual harassment.
  • What consent is, the impact of not having consent and how to get consent.
  • What is not harassment.

Definition of Workplace Harassment

This section explains how workplace harassment is defined in The Saskatchewan Employment Act, The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code and, in unionized workplaces, collective agreements.

Elements of Workplace Harassment

This section looks at the elements of workplace harassment as defined in The Saskatchewan Employment Act.

Discrimination: Sexual Orientation or Gender

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. Sometimes sexual harassment is discrimination on one of those grounds.

Consent

The same actions could be considered workplace harassment or not depending on whether the person consented, so understanding consent is important.

Irrelevent Factors

Just as there are certain elements required to meet the definition of workplace harassment there are certain things that are irrelevant when determining if there has been workplace harassment.

What is Not Harassment

Certain things that happen in a workplace are not harassment even though they may be upsetting.

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