A hostile work environment affects the psychological well-being of employees, which may lead to decreased productivity.

Every enterprise should establish a written policy, like this one from TechRepublic Premium, and require every employee, contractor and third-party vendor to read, acknowledge and agree to comply with its principles.

From the policy:

FILING A COMPLAINT

The company will handle all harassment complaints professionally, swiftly and as confidentially as possible. Lodging a complaint will in no way be used against the employee or have an adverse impact on the individual’s employment status. Because of the damaging nature of harassment to the victims and to the entire workforce, aggrieved employees are strongly urged to use this procedure. However, filing groundless or malicious complaints is an abuse of this policy and will be treated as a violation.

The download comprises a 10-page PDF and Word document.

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