Harassment Prevention, Workplace Diversity and Ethics Session for Supervisors

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Harassment Prevention, Workplace Diversity and
Ethics Session for Supervisors

• 2003

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Purpose of Session

1. Gain a better understanding of harassment,
   diversity, and ethics as a whole.
2. Know what to do when something comes up, so that
   it is handled quickly keeping things in control
   so they dont get too extreme and blow up. (Roles
   and responsibilities)
3. Show everyone the Colleges commitment to a NO
   TOLERANCE response to harassment.

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What is Diversity?

• ? Recognition, appreciation and the appropriate
  response to individual differences that exist
  here on campus.
• ? The goal of diversity is to enhance individual
  differences, so that respect and dignity is
  visible in the workplace.

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Changing Face of the Nation

• Per the U.S. Census Bureau
• Non-Caucasians will make up more than one-third
  of the U.S. population by the year 2010 and
  approximately half of the population by 2050
• Additional statistics suggest that by 2005,
  minorities may represent more than 28 of the
  American workforce.

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Why is Talking About Diversity Important?

• Overcoming socialization, it can lead to narrow
  restrictive thinking
• Constant awareness, talking will make you think
  about it more
• College promotes and supports diversity

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Legal Requirements

• Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
• Title VII
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Additional Legal Requirements

• Equal Pay Act
• Harassment can be based on more than sex
• Hostile work environment

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Who Can Commit Harassment?

• Co-Workers
• Customers

• Supervisors
• Subordinates

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Who Can Experience Harassment?

• Specific Individual
• Bystanders or witnesses This could be a person
  who witnesses or hears repeated inappropriate
  language or behavior.

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What Isnt Harassment?

• Single stray remark, unless it is severe
• Compliments
• Occasional teasing

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What Is Sexual Harassment?
Hostile Work Environment - Unwelcome conduct of a
sexual nature, which creates an intimidating,
hostile or offensive work environment that
affects an individuals work performance. Quid
Pro Quo Means this for that or if you give
something you will receive something in return.
This usually involves one person having power or
authority over the other.
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What To Do If You Think You Have Been Harassed

1. Let the person know that the attention or act is
   unwelcome.
2. Make a note of exactly what happened include
   when, where, and who was around.
3. Report it to your supervisor or the Director of
   Personnel Services.

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When Is The College Liable?

• Supervisors
• Non-supervisors

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Retaliation What does it look like?

• Derogatory comments
• Staring by co-workers
• Denial of permission to attend a training session
• Reassigning the complainants staff, which
  under-minds status or authority
• Issuing a report critical of a staff or faculty
  member
• Criticizing an employees EEOC charge
• Misleading an employee about procedures for
  filing an internal EEO complaint

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Retaliation What does it look like?

• Canceling a public symposium honoring a former
  employee
• Refusing to provide an employment reference for a
  former employee
• Canceling a consulting contract with a former
  employee
• Co-workers refusal to say hello
• Courts have upheld some of these but not all,
  based on facts or the law in the particular
  jurisdiction.

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Retaliation Be Aware

• Need to protect both the individual who raises
  the complaint and the person or persons who
  assist with it.
• Example Witnesses, open supporters, spouses,
  other relatives, students

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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you
will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese
proverb
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Ethics

• The integrity, reputation and success of
  Randolph-Macon Womans College ultimately depends
  upon the individual actions of each employee.
• Ethics involves more than just laws and financial
  matters. Big issues make news but the smaller
  day to day issues that seemingly are
  insignificant represent the largest group and
  long term can cause more damage.

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Ethics

• Conduct business in a fair, ethical and
  forthright manner. Keep in mind, if something
  doesnt feel right, it probably isnt right!

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Ethics

• Use good judgment
• Adhere to high ethical standards
• Avoid situations that create an actual or
  perceived conflict between personal interests and
  those of R-MWC

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Supervisors Should Set A Positive Tone for
Ethical Behavior

• It decreases the likelihood that employees will
  do something that is unethical.
• It improves trust at all levels.
• It protects the positive reputation of the
  College.
• It increases pride and professionalism.
• Enhances the Colleges ability to attract and
  retain high-quality and diverse individuals.

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Summary

• Randolph-Macon Womans College is committed to
  providing an environment free of intimidation and
  all forms of discrimination and conduct which can
  be considered harassing, coercive or disruptive.
  We have a NO TOLERANCE POLICY.
• Use good judgment with relations to harassment,
  diversity and ethics. Remember how things are
  perceived can play a big part.
• If you come in contact or are witness to any type
  of harassment or have a question about an ethical
  behavior, you are asked to talk with the Director
  of Personnel Services.

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Contact Information

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  know that you have viewed the Diversity,
  Harassment Ethics Session for Supervisors.
• If you have any questions about anything in this
  presentation contact the Director of Personnel
  Services at ext. 4154.
• ssaunders_at_rmwc.edu