Sexual Harassment/Workplace
Harassment Statement
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment, whether it occurs between a supervisor and a subordinate or between co-workers, cannot and will not be tolerated by Guardian Eagle Security Inc.
DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it is against our policy for any employee, male or female, to sexually harass other employees by:
- Making unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature a condition of an employee’s employment, or
- Making submission to or rejection of such conduct the basis for employment decisions affecting the employee, or
- Creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment by such conduct.
TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment may take different forms. Examples of several types of forms are:
- Verbal – Sexual innuendoes, suggestive comments, jokes of a sexual nature, Sexual propositions or sexual threats.
- Non-Verbal – Sexual suggestive objects or pictures, graphic commentaries, Suggestive or insulting sounds, leering, whistling or obscene gestures.
- Physical – Unwanted physical contact, including touching, pinching, brushing the Body, coerced sexual intercourse or assault.
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
DEFINITION OF WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
- Has the purpose of effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work Environment; or
- Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work Performance; or
- Otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment.
- Harassing conduct includes, but is not necessarily limited to epithets, slurs or negative stereotyping; threatening, intimidating or hostile acts; and written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward and individual or group and that is place on walls or elsewhere on the premises, or is circulated in the workplace.
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT
Employees who believe they are the victims of sexual harassment and/or workplace harassment are to immediately contact their supervisor, a manager, the undersigned, or the Corporate Human Resources Department (888-993-9955) for appropriate action. For the comfort of the employee complaining of sexual harassment, upon request, a management representative who is the same gender as the employee will be made available to receive the complaint. Complaints will be investigated in a timely and thorough manner, and will be kept confidential to the extent practicable within the context of an investigation.
APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINE
If an investigation into sexual harassment and/or workplace harassment complaint concludes that an employee violated this policy by harassing another employee, the violator will be subjected to discipline, which may include termination of employment, regardless of his/her level.
RETALIATION IS PROHIBITED
The Company will not retaliate against an employee who, in good faith, makes a complaint or reports of sexual harassment or workplace harassment, or who participates in the investigation of such a complaint or report. Retaliation against any individual for good faith reporting of a claim of harassment or for cooperating in the investigation of same will not be tolerated and will itself be cause for appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.