5 Tips to Prevent Workplace Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment in the workplace can take a serious toll on the victims, and can throw a company into turmoil – especially when the harasser is a high-level employee such as a founder or CEO. The latest in a string of high-profile examples is Harvey Weinstein, who founded and ran the entertainment company that fired him after allegations surfaced in the news that he Sexual harassment of women at workplace and other women in the film industry over decades. Here are five steps your company can take to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace and the problems that stem from it: Implement a zero-tolerance policy against sexual harassment and encourage employees to come forward to report misconduct – even when persons at the top of the company are implicated. Employees at all levels should have confidence that they can report workplace harassment without fear of retribution and that their complaints will be taken seriously...