Sexually inappropriate banter: How do I handle it?
Posted in : How do I handle it NI on 19 November 2024 Issues covered: Banter; Sexual harassment; Intent; Vicarious liability; Reasonable steps defenceFor November 2024, we have asked the employment team at Tughans LLP to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “How do I handle it?”
The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to time, with the less commonplace disputes at work; issues that may, if handled incorrectly, lead to claims for discrimination, constructive dismissal or some other serious difficulty.
This month’s problem concerns:
"We have an employee who continues to engage in ‘banter’ with his colleagues and some of his ‘jokes’ have been reported as sexually inappropriate by his female
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This article is correct at 19/11/2024
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