A Comprehensive Report: Sexual Misconduct at Dubois Industries

This report addresses allegations of sexual misconduct at Dubois Industries, a hardware manufacturing company established in 1936. The report, commissioned by Young Consultancy Company, investigates the impact of sexual harassment on the company's image, employee turnover, and profitability. It poses research questions regarding solutions to handle sexual harassment, aiming to reduce the problem and increase workplace safety. The objectives include determining the long-term impact of harassment and understanding outcomes for corrective actions. The report reviews literature on the subject, discusses research methods involving questionnaires and data analysis, and considers ethical implications. It offers recommendations for generating awareness among women and revising HR policies. The report concludes with a call for HR directors to establish policies for handling harassment claims, providing a basis for policy implementation and future research.

ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT
at
Dubois Industries

Background of the
Problem
 Dubois Industries is established in 1936
and manufacturing the hardware
products.
 Company facing a problem of the
allegations put by the employees.
 The image of the company spoiled
because of the claims of the employees.

Young Consultancy
 Company contacted the consultancy for
finding out the best possible solutions.
 Sarah young, the CEO of the company,
had a meeting with the Anna Choi, HR
director of the Dubois consultancy.

Research Problem/
Statement
“Allegations of sexual misconduct at
Dubois industries”

Sexual Harassment
 Sexual harassment is the form of discrimination related to
the gender that violates the human rights to equality in
the Dubois Industries.
 The term discrimination refers to the comparison between
the people especially between men and women. Women
are facing a problem of sexual harassment more in
comparison to men.

Effects of allegation of sexual
harassment
 Spoils image of the company
 Affect the employee turnover
 Decline in the profitability
 Increase the cost of the company

Research questions
 What are the possible solutions to handle the
sexual harassment problems at the workplace?
 Objective 1: To reduce the problem by implementing
some of the strategies
 Objective 2: To increase the safety and security of the
women at workplace
 What is the impact and consequences of the
sexual harassment at the workplace?
 Objectives 1: To determine the long term impact of the
sexual harassment on the health of the people
 Objective 2: To understand the outcomes of these
problems in order to take the corrective actions in the
future period of time.

Literature review
 Despite of the legal jurisdictions all over
the world, still there are many women
facing these sexual harassment
problems.

Contd…..
 The impact of the sexual harassment is
that it spoils the image of the
organization as well as it also affects the
employee turnover rates.
 Lockwood said that it is imperative to
take necessary actions by the employees
as well as by the organization itself to
eradicate this serious problem.

Contd…
 The possible outcome of this issue is that it leads to
increase the suicidal tendencies among the victims of
harassment and also reduces the job satisfaction and
work performance of the employees.
 It encourages the aggression, violence and the criminal
activities in the employees

Centre for talent
innovation
 43% of people in organizations agree
with the fact that women should treated
and appointed on higher posts.
 This is a good start to made a special
place for women.