does she have a case? she was at work and was going over some of the printing jobs she was working on, and her supervisor took on a job that had pornographic material in it. He said he didnt know it was there and blew it off like it was nothing(hes gay) so it didnt bother him. She felt very uncomfortable but didnt want to say anything. After taking it higher the manager in charge apologized and said he would remove it so she couldnt see it. but there is a company policy saying that they will not print this type of material. The other supervisor is not being delt with and she still feels very uncomfortable about it all. So my question is, what should do?
2007-11-12 15:49:31 · 4 answers · asked by kaiors23 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
She should document the case and keep it in the files, for this person will do it again. when it happens, you can file for sexual harrassment charges, as it wasn't properly dealt with.
For this first go-around, I would at the very least speak witht he Department of labor, but give the company a chance to address the issue
2007-11-12 15:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a one time event? The first supervisor said he did not know about the porno in the material. Can you girl prove differently? The manager apologized for the incident and removed the material. What else was he supposed to do? Who says the material is pornographic? Your girl might be offended by it but it may not meet the standard the policy set for pornographic material. A nude picture might be one person's porno and another's art.
I doubt if she has much of a case. A repeat offense probably should be taken to a higher manager next time.
2007-11-13 00:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaking a company policy is not illegal. The company makes their own policies, and they can change them or ignore them as they choose.
So long as the material being printed isn't illegal, then a printer has the legal right to print it. If his employees don't like it, they are free to seek a job elsewhere.
It's NOT sexual harrasment for a printer to accept a job to print pornography.
The only possible basis for any sort of legal action "might" be if she took the job only on being assured - as a *condition* of taking the job - that they wouldn't ask her to work on such jobs. (Finding a policy against it in the company handbook AFTER she took the job wouldn't hack it)
Sorry, but it's a free country. That means that a business is free to accept any legal contracts they want. A business owner isn't required to run his business around the feelings of his workers.
Richard
2007-11-13 04:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get over it unless it happens again?
2007-11-12 23:57:14 · answer #4 · answered by Yoho 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋