What Causes Workplace Harassment and How to Prevent It?

If you have ever been bullied in the workplace, or discriminated in the workplace, then I'm going to give you a quick summary of some of the things you need to know to protect yourself. I am going to quickly go over some of the main reasons why people are discriminated against in the workplace, tips to prevent it in the workplace, and also the legality in Canada as it related to discrimination.

Generally speaking there are a couple main reasons why some people are treated unfairly and those are:

Religion
Gender
Race
Sexual Orientation

This list probably doesn't surprise you, and we've probably all either witnessed or been a part of some form of inequality due to those reasons, but the big question is how would you prevent it?

In the workplace, the key to preventing harassment in the workplace is by having a clear, easy to understand, zero tolerance policy against harassment! Every employee must have a clear understanding of what is expected of them, and most importantly the policy must always be enforced! If the policy isn't always enforced, then some people will think they can get away with it, and it immediately starts to lose its effectiveness. Its a great idea to have a policy against bullying in the workplace, but have you ever wondered what the law is?

The Canadian Human Rights Act is the main law when it comes to discrimination and harassment. This acts is in place to prevent unfair treatment of people because of their race, color, religion, disability, etc. If you are having problems at work that cannot be solved in house, check out the details of this act to find out what your rights are as a Canadian citizen. You may be surprised at what you find!

Unfortunately various forms of harassment in the workplace are still very prevalent. We have just gone over some of the reasons that people are treated unfairly, how to keep it out of the workplace, and where you can look if you can't keep it out of the workplace. Everyone has the right to a workplace that is free of harassment and discrimination and I hope this article will get you ready to take action against unfair treatment!