What are examples of physical harassment?

Physical Harassment

  • Sexual assault, abuse, or rape.
  • Inappropriately touching or grabbing someone, e.g. touching someone’s breast intentionally.
  • Using intimidating gestures.
  • Deliberately brushing or rubbing your body against someone.
  • Blocking another employee’s movements.
  • Kissing or hugging someone inappropriately.

Which of the following is an example of verbalized harassment?

Verbal Harassment Examples of verbal workplace sexual harassment include: Offensive jokes of a sexual nature or sexist nature. Repeated and unwelcomed requests for sexual favors. Repeated and unwelcomed requests for dates.

What is meant by Victimisation?

Victimisation is defined in the Act as: Treating someone badly because they have done a ‘protected act’ (or because you believe that a person has done or is going to do a protected act). A ‘protected act’ is: Making a claim or complaint of discrimination (under the Equality Act).

What is visual harassment?

Visual sexual harassment, which falls under the banner of hostile work environment, may involve obscene gestures or leering, or any type of sexually explicit image, including: Posters. Graphic calendars. Pornographic material downloaded onto a computer. Screensavers or “wallpaper” on a computer monitor.

What are examples of visual harassment?

Some examples of visual sexual harassment are:

  • Obscene or unwanted sexual looks or gestures.
  • Unwanted letters, telephone calls, or materials of a sexual nature.
  • Emails, text messages, lewd wallpapers or screen savers on computers, nude calendars.

What type harassment if you are forced to do malicious acts?

Internet harassment, also referred to as “cyberbullying”, is the term used to describe the use of the Internet to bully, harass, threaten, or maliciously embarrass. It can involve behaviours such as: Sending unsolicited and/or threatening e-mail.