title: Sexual harassment: guidelines for laboratory managers.
abstract: Sexual harassment can poison a work environment, create legal problems, and cause productivity to suffer. Excellent clinical laboratories recognize its potentially disruptive effects and develop proactive strategies to deal with sexual harassment while enacting policies that prevent its occurrence. This article outlines steps to be taken when sexual harassment is alleged. A sample organizational policy on sexual harassment is also included.
authors: School of Health Services Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors: K V
authors: KV
authors: Rondeau
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D004648:Employee Grievances / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007753:Laboratories / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D011050:Policy Making; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control