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SEXUAL HARRASSMENT: DEALING WITH THE PESTS (2015-06-26)

Article by Terrance M. Booysen and reviewed by Bruno Bruniquel (Bruniquel & Associates: Chairman)

As sad as it may be, the incidents of a particular colleague walking past your table and greeting you, or even asking about your weekend activities may not be as ‘innocent’ as you may first have thought.

And each time you ‘bumped’ into each other at the coffee station, this too may not have been a ‘coincidence’ at all.  These occurrences may all be part of an elaborate plan -- designed by the initiator -- who has their own objective to forge a closer relationship with you, and ordinary business matters was certainly not on their mind.  Needless to say, the organisation had very different intentions of providing employment to this person, and in the ordinary course of business, each employee is expected to behave in a befitting manner and such that the interests of the organisation are being met.  That being said, trouble sets in for the employer when an individual selfishly uses the workplace to serve their own objectives, more specifically when they use the workplace as a ‘hunting arena’ to satisfy their private needs and which encroaches another colleague’s personal space with sexual overtures.

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