Definition of Personal Harassment Sample Clauses

Definition of Personal Harassment. Personal harassment shall be defined as any behaviour which denies individuals their dignity and respect, and that is offensive, embarrassing and humiliating to said individual, or that which causes personal harassment of another employee in carrying out her/his duties or in the provision of her/his services. Where an employee feels that she/he is being harassed, she/he shall inform the person in question that the behaviour in question is unwelcome. The employee shall have the right to have a union official or a member of the Board administration staff present at the meeting should she/he so desire.
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Definition of Personal Harassment. Personal harassment is any behaviour by any person in the workplace that is directed at and is offensive to an employee, endangers an employee's job, undermines the performance of that job or threatens the economic livelihood of the employee. Personal harassment occurs when an individual uses his/her authority or position, with its implicit power, to undermine, sabotage or otherwise interfere with the career of another employee. Personal harassment may be defined as repeated intentional, offensive comments or actions deliberately designed to demean an individual or to cause personal humiliation. The definition includes such blatant acts of misuse of power as intimidation, threats, blackmail and /or coercion. Personal harassment of a bargaining unit member shall be investigated.
Definition of Personal Harassment. For the purpose of this Article, personal harassment is any behaviour that endangers an employee's job, undermines performance or threatens the economic livelihood of the employee, which is based on race, religion, religious creed, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, political opinion, colour or ethnic, national or social origin or Union status. “Personal harassment” may be defined as repeated, intentional, offensive comments or actions deliberately designed to demean an individual or to cause personal humiliation.
Definition of Personal Harassment. Personal harassment is objectionable conduct or comment directed towards a specific person or persons which serves no legitimate work purpose, and which has the effect of creating an intimidating, humiliating, hostile or offensive work environment. This does not include a single incident of a minor nature where the harm, by any objective standard, is minimal.
Definition of Personal Harassment. Personal harassment by either employees or employer representatives is defined as repeated offensive comments and/or actions that, by a reasonable standard, create an abusive or intimidating work environment. Personal harassment may occur as a single incident or over a period of time. A combined series of incidents - of which any one in isolation would not necessarily be considered harassment - may also constitute harassment. Comments or actions that serve a legitimate, work-related purpose shall not be deemed to constitute personal harassment under this article. Examples of personal harassment include, but are not limited to: • Physical threat, intimidation, or assault or unwelcome physical contact such as touching, patting, pinching, and punching; • Implied or expressed threat or reprisal, or denial of opportunity for refusal to comply with a request which serves no legitimate work-related purpose; • Display or distribution of pictures, posters, calendars, objects, literature or other materials that are racist or, that are, by a reasonable standard, considered derogatory to a particular person or group of persons. The legitimate study, display, use or distribution of such materials that are within appropriate academic norms is not considered personal harassment.
Definition of Personal Harassment. Personal harassment is defined as follows:
Definition of Personal Harassment. Any discriminatory or unwelcomed behaviour by any person whether verbal or physical at or related to the workplace which denies an individual their dignity or respect or which adversely affects their terms or conditions of employment or their job security or career advancement prospects that a reasonable person knows, or ought to know would result in an intimidating, coercive, abusive, restrictive, offensive, embarrassing or humiliating work environment is considered to be personal harassment and will not be tolerated. Personal harassment is also any unwelcomed action by any person whether verbal or physical, on a single or repeated basis that a reasonable person knows, or ought to know would cause offence, humiliation, ridicule, insult or intimidation to another person. Such prohibited discriminatory behaviour includes, but is not limited to, any discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, citizenship, language, place of residence, age, sex, sexual preference or orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, number of dependents, pregnancy or childbirth, physical or mental disability where the disability does not render the employee incapable of fulfilling their employment duties and obligations, conviction for which a pardon has been granted, political or religious affiliation or beliefs, social or economic class or membership or activity in any trade union.
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Definition of Personal Harassment. Personal harassment shall be defined as any discriminatory behaviour at the workplace which denies an individual their dignity or respect. Discrimination behaviour shall be defined as any discrimination on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, martial status, family status, physical or mental disability where the disability does not render the employee incapable of fulfilling his employment duties and obligations, sex, sexual orientation, age, conviction of a criminal or summary conviction offense that is unrelated to the employment of the employee, or membership or activity in any trade union.
Definition of Personal Harassment. (d) Definition Of Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct or comment of a sexual nature that detrimentally affects the work environment or leads to adverse work- related consequences. Conduct of a sexual nature includes, but is not limited to,
Definition of Personal Harassment. (g) Retaliation Defined
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