HCBE Faculty Articles
Title
Harassment in the Workplace: A Practical Review of the Laws in the United Kingdom and the United States
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Publication Title
Public Organization Review
ISSN or ISBN
1566-7170
Volume
14
Issue/Number
1
First Page
1
Last Page
18
Abstract/Excerpt
Harassment is a major deterrent for productivity, loyalty, and commitment to one’s job and organization. Unfortunately, many employees tend to experience various forms of harassment in the workplace. The focus in this article is to understand the extent to which the law protects a person from harassment, first based on the explication and application laws in the United Kingdom. The article then provides comparative discussion of laws and practices against workplace harassment in the United States. A major objective of this article is to help employers and managers become more expert in preventing and correcting harassment.
NSUWorks Citation
Gilani, S.R. S.; Cavico, Frank J.; and Mujtaba, Bahaudin G., "Harassment in the Workplace: A Practical Review of the Laws in the United Kingdom and the United States" (2014). HCBE Faculty Articles. 524.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/524
