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Towards a Workplace
Free of Conflict and Harassment

Departmental Policy - January 2001


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREVENTING CONFLICT AND ELIMINATING HARASSMENT

Introduction
Departmental Policy and Priorities
Application of the Policy
Roles and Responsabilities

Rights, Obligations and Sanctions

Managers
Employees

Conflicts and Harassment General remarks
Definitions
Unwelcome/offensive conduct

The Impact of Conflict and Harassment

Preventing Conflicts... an ounce of prevention

Available Professional Resources
Office of Conflict Management
Human Resources Directorate

RESOLVING CONFLICTS

Informal resolution mechanisms
Prompt resolution
Conciliation
Mediation
Co-mediation

The Formal Harassment Complaint Process
Filing a complaint with the Office of Conflict Management

Conduct of the Investigation
Basic principles
General principles under the Privacy Act
Summary of the formal investigation process
The Deputy Minister's findings
Consequences associated with these findings

FOLLOW-UP

Other Remedies
Grievance
Adjudication
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)

CONCLUSION

Additional Information

References

 

 

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