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115A: Notifying controlling third party of personal grievance
or “Telling someone else who might be responsible for a problem at work”
You could also call this:

“A rule that protects people who report sexual harassment by not allowing others to talk about their past relationships or what people say about them.”

If you make a complaint about sexual harassment at work, it’s important to know that the person looking into your complaint is not allowed to consider any information about your past sexual experiences or what people say about you sexually. This rule is there to make sure that the focus stays on what actually happened in the situation you’re complaining about, and not on your personal life or reputation.

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or “What to do if someone else at work or a customer bothers you in a sexual or racial way”
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Part 9 Personal grievances, disputes, and enforcement
Personal grievances

116Special provision where sexual harassment alleged

  1. Where a personal grievance involves allegations of sexual harassment, no account may be taken of any evidence of the complainant's sexual experience or reputation.

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  • 1991 No 22 s 35