Over the last few weeks, several cases of sexual harassment allegations have been posted both openly and anonymously on social media in Quebec.
One issue that will surface for employers is how these public allegations should be handled when the actions, comments or gestures stem from one of their own employees.
First, provincially regulated employers need to make sure they have a psychological harassment prevention and complaint processing policy in place. This policy must be made available to employees and include a section on behaviour that manifests itself in the form of verbal comments, actions or gestures of a sexual … Continue Reading