The Department of Employment and Labour has warned businesses and employees in South Africa that there is no room for sexual harassment in the workplace, with authorities increasingly clamping down on misconduct cases.
Tina Roos, director for employee relations at the department, said the key consideration with a misconduct claim is whether a comment or conduct made the victim feel uncomfortable. “Sexual misconduct doesn’t belong in the workplace. If you are doing it, please stop. We are not here for special favours and may I remind you that a workplace is a professional place,” she said.
The code lists various forms of conduct which would amount to sexual violence and harassment, including unwanted sexual attention and quid pro quo sexual harassment. This may include conduct that intends to induce submission based on actual or threatened adverse consequences for the complainant and relates to a person’s membership of a group.
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