It is the policy of Joining Hands Visitation that sexual harassment is a prohibited personnel practice. In accordance with the guidelines issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, all staff members are forbidden to engage in any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors, or other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature toward another staff member.
This policy and procedure may be implemented to resolve any issue of harassment in the workplace and is not limited to harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.
JHV is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. JHV has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination in our workplace and will initiate immediate and corrective measure to ensure that the rights of each employee are preserved. This policy will be communicated to all JHV staff and no staff member of JHV shall be exempt from following the terms and conditions stated below:
DEFINITION:
- Harassment Defined: Harassment is any physical or verbal abuse of a person because of race, religion, age, gender, disability or any other legally protected status. Harassment in the workplace can further be clarified as any conduct that creates significant anguish to another person, with the intent to bother, scare or emotionally abuse.
- Sexual Harassment Defined: Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and is an “unlawful unemployment practice” under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and RCW 49.60 Washington State Law against Discrimination.
Sexual harassment occurs through unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
- Submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of an individual’s employment;
- Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or
- Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonable interference with an individual’s work performance or the creation of an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
Any form of harassment negatively affects morale, motivation and job performance. It results in increased absenteeism, turnover, inefficiency, and loss of productivity. It is inappropriate, offensive and illegal, and it will not be tolerated.
All Employees are encouraged to report incidents of prohibited harassment immediately in writing to the Executive Director
