What is Harassment?
In the context of employment law, harassment is usually referred to in the context of discrimination. Individuals are protected from harassment on the grounds of any of the nine protected characteristics (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation).
The legal definition of harassment is found in the Equality Act 2010 and it must be conduct which is related to a protected characteristic and which has the purpose or effect of violating the victims dignity, or creating an environment that is intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive to the victim which will also include harassment of a sexual nature or that is related to gender reassignment or sex.
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