Managing People in OrganizationsIndividual written assignment Sexual Harassment in Automobile Manufacturers
Executive Summary Sexual harassment can be defined as: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individuals employment, unreasonably interferes with an individuals work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. The number of sexual harassment claims from employees to companies have increased in the last 10 years. Especially in automobile manufacturers such as Chrysler, General Motors and Mitsubishi. ... And if there is really a sexual harassment case in your company, than you need to make sure that your employee choose to work it out internal in your company with specialized people. ... Index • Introduction 3 • Sexual Harassment Defined 3 • Recommendations 4 • Guiding principles and policy statements 5 • Mitsubishi 5 • DaimlerChrysler 6 • GM 6 • Problem Statement 6 • Cause Analysis 7 • Training 8 • Forms of sexual harassment 8 Introduction Sexual Harassment in the workplace is a very sensitive issue. This paper will describe what sexual harassment is and what the effect of this problem is on companies. ... The information and problems described in this paper are related to American automobile manufacturers. The overwhelming majority of sexual harassment claims are filed against businesses with fewer than 100 employees. Studies estimate 1 woman in 4 will experience sexual harassment on the job. Employees reported in 1998 twice as many sexual harassment cases to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) than they did 5 years before that. Out of every 8 cases, men file 1 sexual harassment claim. ... The percentage of women working in an American automobile manufacture is around 40%. Problems described in this paper are sexual harassment cases claimed by women. But first to understand what sexual harassment is, I will define it and explain what kind of forms there are. Sexual Harassment Defined Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individuals employment, unreasonably interferes with an individuals work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Sexual harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to the following: • The victim as well as the harasser may be a woman or a man. ... • Unlawful sexual harassment may occur without economic injury to or discharge of the victim. ... Forms of sexual harassment • Physical contact- from touching to assault and rape, and includes a strip search by, or in the presence, of the opposite sex. ... Whistling at a person, or group of people. ... • Quid pro quo harassment refers to when a person in a senior position attempts to influence the employment process or employee benefits and advancement, in exchange for sexual favors.