It has been 2 months since Gladys reported to her superiors at work that Francis her direct supervisor has been asking her to spend the night at his place or her workdays would become more difficult. She has even resorted to dodging work so that she does not have to see him but she is worried that this will get fired so she wants to know what she should do since nothing has been done about her complaint.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
The law on sexual harassment in the workplace says that when a person is sexually harassed at a workplace, he/she has a right to report this to the employer. This is an internal mechanism for handling such matters.
However, if the matter is not handled internally, the employee (like Gladys) can report to the labour officer (this is the public officer who is responsible for handling disputes and complaints between an employer and employee).
If you also think that nothing will be done when you inform your employer about sexual harassment, the law allows you to skip them and report directly to the labour officer so that they can handle the complaint in a timely manner.
If the labour officer should also fail to assist an employee who has reported by delaying to deal with the complaint, that employee is entitled to take the matter directly to the Industrial Court. (This is the court that handles disputes between the employer and employee).
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