If you make a complaint about sexual harassment at work, the person dealing with your complaint cannot consider what you have done in the past or what people say about you. They must focus on what happened to you at work. When you complain about sexual harassment, your private life and what you have done before is not relevant to the complaint.
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115A: Notifying controlling third party of personal grievance, or
"Telling someone who might have caused a problem at work about your complaint"
117: Sexual or racial harassment by person other than employer, or
"Harassment at work: what to do if someone makes you feel uncomfortable because of your sex or race"
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.
