Harassment

Policy Statement

Cybertots Child Care Centre believes that harassment is defined as any offensive action or remark concerning a person's race, colour, language, ethnicity, political or religious convictions, gender, pregnancy, marital status, impairment or health and which interferes with the work effectiveness of co-workers and the alleged harasser.

Considerations:

• Philosophy - Everyone associated with the centre has the right to be free from any form of harassment
• Legislation - Federal and State Equal Opportunity Legislation
• Children's needs - To be free from any form of harassment
• Parents Needs - To feel that they and their families will be free from any form of harassment
• Staff Needs - To feel free from any form of harassment
• Management Need - to have and promote a working, caring environment that is free from any form of harassment.

How Policy will be implemented (Specific Policies and Procedures):

If the harassment causes any of the following, action may be undertaken:

• creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment
• adversely affects an individual's prospects for employment or promotion
• causes any employee undue embarrassment or distress
• adversely affects an individual's work performance
• results in resignation or unfair dismissal
• affects the integrity and standing of the centre.

The action taken should be as referred to in "Grievance Procedures: Staff"

Resource: "West Coast College of TAFE Harassment Policy", 1997.