The Clarendon Neuro Rehabilitation service forbids all forms of harassment at work (and at work-related events, including social events) and seeks to ensure that the working environment is comfortable for all its employees. The following procedure informs employees of the types of behavior that are unacceptable and provides employees who are the victims of harassment with a means of redress.
Harassment on the grounds of sex, transgender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, marital status, civil partnership status, disability, age or on any other grounds is unacceptable. It is equally unacceptable for an employee to harass a colleague because they associate with someone of a different race, religion, sexual orientation, age, etc., e.g. because they are married to someone of a minority ethnic origin or chooses to socialize with gay or lesbian friends.
The prohibition on harassment applies equally to situations where someone thinks or perceives that a colleague is of a different race, sexual orientation, religion, age, sex or that they have a disability, is a transgender person, or is pregnant, irrespective of whether that perception is right or wrong.
Implementation of the policy is the duty of all managers and supervisors. All employees are expected to comply. (The care service welcomes the support of the recognized trade union(s) in seeking to eradicate all forms of harassment from the workplace.)
Generally, harassment is unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic which has the purpose or effect of violating the person’s dignity or of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that person.
The care service will not tolerate any form of harassment (in particular sexual harassment) of its workforce by third parties (e.g. service users, suppliers or members of the public). All service users, suppliers and other third parties have been informed of the care service’s policy and action will be taken against those who subject any of the workforce to any form of harassment. Any employee who is the victim of harassment by a third party, or who becomes aware that another employee is suffering such harassment, should report the matter immediately to the HR Manager.
The organization offers access to a free and confidential counseling service to employees who believe they have been, or are being, harassed at work; the service is also available to any employee who is alleged to have harassed a colleague.
Signed: | Constancia Uazeua |
Date: | 01.01.2024 |
Policy review date: | 01.01.2025 |