Sexual Harassment Ethics
1. Why is sexual harassment considered to be a business ethics issue?
Ferrell and Fraedrich (2009, pg 72) stated that sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that can occur at work, school, and university or in social settings. Sexual harassment in the workplace is any form of unwelcome sexual attention that is offensive, humiliating or intimidating that occurs anywhere employees carry out any task for their employers. Sexual harassment can be written, verbal or physical. Both males and females can be the victims of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment presents legal, ethical, and moral issues for companies in the area of organizational relationships, which is defined by Ferrell and Fraedrich (2009, pg73) as "the behavior of organization members toward customers, suppliers, subordinates, superiors, peers, and others". These are all relationships in which sexual harassment can …show more content…
Problems such as fiduciary responsibility, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, shareholder relations, insider trading, bribery and discrimination are examined in business ethics. Raths (2006) also stated that every employer must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace to avoid liability. This means that employers must actively implement precautionary measures to minimise the risk of sexual harassment occurring and to respond appropriately when harassment does occur. Under the Sex Discrimination Act, an employer may be held vicariously liable for sexual harassment when the employer has not taken all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Ferrell and Fraedrich (2009) showed the steps which should be taken to avoid sexual misconduct or harassment
Ferrell and Fraedrich (2009, pg 72) stated that sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that can occur at work, school, and university or in social settings. Sexual harassment in the workplace is any form of unwelcome sexual attention that is offensive, humiliating or intimidating that occurs anywhere employees carry out any task for their employers. Sexual harassment can be written, verbal or physical. Both males and females can be the victims of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment presents legal, ethical, and moral issues for companies in the area of organizational relationships, which is defined by Ferrell and Fraedrich (2009, pg73) as "the behavior of organization members toward customers, suppliers, subordinates, superiors, peers, and others". These are all relationships in which sexual harassment can …show more content…
Problems such as fiduciary responsibility, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, shareholder relations, insider trading, bribery and discrimination are examined in business ethics. Raths (2006) also stated that every employer must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace to avoid liability. This means that employers must actively implement precautionary measures to minimise the risk of sexual harassment occurring and to respond appropriately when harassment does occur. Under the Sex Discrimination Act, an employer may be held vicariously liable for sexual harassment when the employer has not taken all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Ferrell and Fraedrich (2009) showed the steps which should be taken to avoid sexual misconduct or harassment