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Document ID (ISN)78262
CIS number 02-500
Year 1999
Convention or series no. NTP 507-1999
Author(s) Pérez Bilbao J., Sancho Figueroa T.
Title Sexual harassment at the workplace
Original title Acoso sexual en el trabajo [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1999. 6p. 8 ref.
Abstract This information note addresses the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace, a problem which mainly affects women. It presents a definition and a classification of sexual harassment and describes its possible impact on work and health. Preventive measures and procedures to be adopted within the organization (advice to women who are victims of harassment, complaint procedures, investigations, penalties) are described, as well as the provisions of Spanish legislation in this area.
Descriptors (primary) sexual harassment; industrial relations; women; Spain
Descriptors (secondary) human relations; responsibilities of employers; data sheet; ILO; human behaviour; legal aspects
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Sexual harassment