Comments on: Should I Lose My Employee’s Trust by Reporting Harassment to HR https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/06/should-i-lose-my-employees-trust-by-reporting-harassment-to-hr.html Everything to make HR better Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: pouf carrĂ© https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/06/should-i-lose-my-employees-trust-by-reporting-harassment-to-hr.html#comment-212073 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:23:19 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4869#comment-212073 I think that harassment is not an big factor to lose emplyees in the work.

]]> By: MB https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/06/should-i-lose-my-employees-trust-by-reporting-harassment-to-hr.html#comment-212042 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:59:35 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4869#comment-212042 One other bit to keep in mind for this manager:

Now that you’re a manager, there are some additional responsibilities like this harassment reporting scenario. The same is true if you discover someone lying on their timesheet (theft), or sleeping on the job (also theft). If you are a trusted person for employees to vent to, it would be a good idea to make sure if someone says, “hey, can I tell you something confidentially?” that you respond with, “I’m always here to listen, and I will help however I can. But be aware that some situations require that I report them.”

We all want to be the trusted recipient of confidential information, but the reality is, there is very little confidentiality when it comes to employees reporting concerns.

]]> By: Steve https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/06/should-i-lose-my-employees-trust-by-reporting-harassment-to-hr.html#comment-212032 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 22:29:40 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4869#comment-212032 What’s most likely to happen is that you will be fired. You’re now a problem.

]]> By: Goober https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/06/should-i-lose-my-employees-trust-by-reporting-harassment-to-hr.html#comment-212031 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:47:13 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4869#comment-212031 The laws here in California are (quite a bit) stricter than the federal laws are, but your answer is dead on. I’ve had the training (every two years, required by law, even though I don’t actually supervise anyone, because I write instructions for other employees). Once someone informs me of anything that fits the legal definition of harassment (and it’s a lot broader here), I *must* report it to HR. Not doing so not only opens the company up to liability, it opens me up personally, too. The investigation is mandatory (and if it fits the legal definition of harassment, it will likely be done by the company lawyer), and we *cannot* guarantee confidentiality. We get specific training on how to explain that to the employees, if necessary.

]]> By: Elizabeth West https://www.evilhrlady.org/2018/06/should-i-lose-my-employees-trust-by-reporting-harassment-to-hr.html#comment-212030 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:44:01 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=4869#comment-212030 And hopefully your HR department and upper management will have your back on this. So many letters over at AAM where they don’t! Though it’s upper management who seems to drop the ball most often.

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