Assédio sexual no trabalho

Abstract

The growth in the participation of women in the labor market has made the relationship between men and women to become more continuous and lasting. So that for many times male workers or female workers spend most of their time co working directly with people of the opposite sex. This interrelationship has increased considerably the cases of sexual harassment amongst them, even in the same hierarchical level and mainly by their superiors. This kind of behavior is highly reprimanded and fought against by companies in general not only because of its moral damage, caused to the victim, but also to the work place environment. For it causes a decrease in productivity by the harassed employee, reflecting upon the companies’ competitiveness. Due to the seriousness of this behavioral issue, it can be a reason for indirect dismissal of the employee or justifiable dismissal for misbehavior by the conduct of this employee allowing the harassed victim to sue the other part demanding a settlement for moral damages. Nevertheless, this current paper has as an objective to get to know and to analyze the aspects of labor relationships concerning sexual harassment aiming to have an overview to the act of abasing and belittling someone in the workplace environment with the intention of getting advantages or sexual favors due to his or her hierarchical position.