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All discrimination, unequal and inappropriate treatment, bullying and harassment are prohibited in working life. The prohibition of discrimination and unequal treatment means that all members of the workforce must treat each other appropriately.
The laws (the Equality Act, the Equal Treatment Act and the Employment Contract Act) stipulate that employers may not put employees in an unequal position. The treatment of employees cannot be influenced by:
age
your origin and nationality: your ethnic origin or the country where you were born
language spoken
religion, beliefs or opinions
political activity, membership or activity in a trade union
family relations and situations – pregnancy or maternity leave
Health or disability status
sexual orientation
biological sex, gender identity or gender expression
Other subjective reasons.
If you or your co-workers are being discriminated against, ask your employer to resolve the situation. If the discrimination doesn’t stop, contact your union or ombudsman. You can also contact occupational health officials or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for help.
Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
Bullying and harassment in the workplace is against the law. This means that everyone should be respected and treated appropriately. In good workplaces, everyone is supported and no one is a victim of bullying, harassment or harassment. The Occupational Safety and Health Act prohibits workplace bullying.
Remember that you, too, must be fair and decent to others. Be friendly and appreciate everyone’s hard work.
What is bullying?
Bullying can be:
Bullying and derogatory phrases
Shouting, threatening or pressuring
Gossip, rumour-mongering and false information
Isolation outside a group
Sexual harassment, insulting remarks and obscenities
Ignoring, isolating
constant and gratuitous criticism of work performance
Making it difficult to do one’s job and unfairly distributing tasks
changing jointly agreed-upon rules without permission.
Not all disruptive behavior is bullying. Bullying is not the expression of different opinions or visions about the same things.
What is harassment?
Types of sexual harassment:
Gestures and facial expressions with sexual context
Sexually colored conversations and jokes
Questions and comments about the body, clothing, and privacy
Sexually colored letters, e-mails, texts and phone calls
Touching
Sexually suggestive offers and demands.
Gender-based harassment:
Derogatory, derogatory, or rude remarks about women, men, or members of the other sex
belittling another person on the basis of gender
Gender-based harassment.
Everyone has the right to physical integrity. This means that violence and threats are prohibited in your workplace.
If you encounter examples of violence, contact the police.
What should you do if you are bullied or harassed?
Tell the perpetrator that you find his or her words and actions distasteful. Ask them to stop.
If the harassment does not stop, tell your employer. The law requires the employer to intervene immediately in such actions.
If you are afraid to speak out against the harasser, talk to your supervisor, the Occupational Safety and Health Commissioner and the Ombudsman about it. If you don’t get help, the union will help you.
If you intervene in bullying or harassment, no one has the right to treat you badly for that reason.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will issue a warning to the employer if it has acted unlawfully or if it has not made a workplace equity plan. The employer must correct the situation. If the employer fails to do so, a warning fine will be issued.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a state agency. Contact your local authority where your workplace is located. The safety at work office monitors employers’ compliance with labor laws and advises the public about labor laws.
If a specialist at the agency suspects that discrimination violates an article of the Criminal Code that prohibits discrimination in the workplace, the specialist will make a report to the police.
