Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Impact and Solutions

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Executive Summary
The report has thrown light on the different issues related to sexual harassment which affects
the morale of the employees and impacts the overall productivity of the organization
negatively. With the help of the various policies and framework related to Human Resource
Management, the various issues have been highlighted and it helped in improving the
scenario positively. Furthermore, the different terms which are used in sexual misconduct in
the workplace have been used with the help of the Google Company Case Study which
helped in improving the scenario with the implementation of the different HR related policies
and improve the situation effectively.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
2.0 Sexual Misconduct Against Women Employees at Google................................................3
2.1 Leadership Outlook and Corporate Obligation................................................................4
2.2 Education, Awareness and Training of Employees Regarding Health and Safety of
Employees..............................................................................................................................4
2.3 Hostile Working Environment.........................................................................................4
3.0 Mass Walkout Among Employees after Sexual Misconduct Allegations...........................6
3.1 Effect of Unreasonably Interfering with Work Performance of Individuals...................6
3.2 Quid pro quo harassment.................................................................................................6
4.0 Conclusion............................................................................................................................8
5.0 Recommendations................................................................................................................8
References................................................................................................................................10

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1.0 Introduction
The report throws light on the overall analysis of the issue which has been faced by
the employees working at Google. From the news report, it can be seen that Google CEO has
fired many employees for the sexual harassment case which occurred over the past two years.
In the competitive business environment, it can be seen that the different federal laws have
been implemented by the companies to protect the different staffs in varied kind of settings of
the workplace, however the primary goal of the Human Resource Department is to ensure
that the health and safety at work for the different employees both male and female who are
employed.
The major aim and purpose of the report are to analyze the health and safety issues which are
being faced by the employees in Google which have been posted at the ABC Net News.
Furthermore, the importance of the health and safety of the employees working in the
organization will be discussed which will improve the overall scenario and it will be a safe
working place for the organization as well.
2.0 Sexual Misconduct Against Women Employees at Google
In this section, the main concern which will be discussed is relating to the sexual
misconduct which has been faced by the women employees working in the organization
Google. The Chief Executive of Google has complained that more than 48 employees have
been fired due to the sexual misconduct over the past two years and it has affected the overall
faith of the employees on the higher officials of the organization (Abc.net.au, 2019). There
are different reasons which cause the issues relating to health and safety of the employees and
it leads to different problems in the working environment as well.