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Harassment at the Workplace: A Practical Review of the Laws in the United Kingdom and the United States of America

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  • Syed Gilani
  • Frank Cavico
  • Bahaudin Mujtaba

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Harassment is a major deterrent for productivity, loyalty, and commitment to one’s job and organization. Unfortunately, many employees tend to experience various forms of harassment in the workplace. The focus in this article is to understand the extent to which the law protects a person from harassment, first based on the explication and application laws in the United Kingdom. The article then provides comparative discussion of laws and practices against workplace harassment in the United States. A major objective of this article is to help employers and managers become more expert in preventing and correcting harassment. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

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  • Syed Gilani & Frank Cavico & Bahaudin Mujtaba, 2014. "Harassment at the Workplace: A Practical Review of the Laws in the United Kingdom and the United States of America," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:14:y:2014:i:1:p:1-18
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-012-0202-y
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    1. Memoona Zareen & Kiran Razzaq & Bahaudin Mujtaba, 2015. "Impact of Transactional, Transformational and Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles on Motivation: A Quantitative Study of Banking Employees in Pakistan," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 15(4), pages 531-549, December.
    2. Dhanakorn Mulaphong, 2023. "Social Undermining in Public Sector Organizations: Examining its Effects on Employees’ Work Attitudes, Behaviors, and Performance," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1229-1248, September.

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