Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
B. Sexual Harassment Policy' <br /> Purpose <br /> The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines, and to establish that Orange <br /> County prohibits all forms of sexual harassment of employees or applicants for <br /> employment. <br /> Policy <br /> The policy of Orange County is that no employee may engage in conduct that falls <br /> under the definition of sexual harassment. The definition of sexual harassment is any <br /> unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical <br /> conduct of a sexual nature when 1) submission to such conduct is made either <br /> explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment; 2) <br /> submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for <br /> employment decisions; or 3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably <br /> interfering with the individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or <br /> offensive work environment. <br /> Sexual harassment does not include conduct welcomed by the recipient, or social <br /> interactions and relationships entered into freely by County applicants or employees. <br /> Complaint Procedure <br /> Every employee is entitled to work in an environment free of sexual harassment. Any <br /> employee or applicant who feels he or she has been sexually harassed may file a <br /> complaint using the following procedure. <br /> 1) Report the alleged misconduct to the immediate supervisor, if he or she is not <br /> involved in the complaint, or <br /> 2) Report the alleged misconduct to the Department Head, if he or she is not involved <br /> in the complaint, or <br /> 3) Report the alleged misconduct directly to the Employee Relations Officer in the <br /> Orange County Personnel Department. <br /> 'From the Orange County Personnel Ordinance, Article II, as amended <br /> December 1, 1994. <br /> -3- <br />