Human resource refers to the management of employees in the form of a relationship between workers and employers (DeNisi & Griffin, 2016). It is mainly designed to fulfill the needs of both parties involved in a working environment. The HR brings a legal context into daily operations of a firm that varies depending on legislative initiative, social change, or judicial rulings (DeNisi & Griffin, 2016). HR management is charged with ensuring that personnel adheres to a company’s policies and strategies . Duties of the HR managers include making equal employment opportunities, dealing with affirmative actions, and handling labor relations inclusive of health and safety (DeNisi & Griffin, 2016). Conversely, labor relations encompass cases of discrimination against a protected class of employees; it signifies sexual harassment. This paper will formulate and summarize the conversation with an employee based on the concepts highlighted by DeNisi and Griffin (2016) .
In the event of any form of sexual harassment, it is the responsibility of an HR manager to give warnings, reprimand, or fire the offender (DeNisi & Griffin, 2016). The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) is a body charged with investigating accusations of sexual harassment, alongside other functions. The first step after the complaint has been investigated and found to be true is to initiate conversation with the harrasser and the plaintiff outside the court. As the manager of the HR department, I would first meet with the accused and inform him of the issue. If he admits to the commitment of the offence, I would give him a warning and come to an agreement that the harassment stops at once. Finally, the case will be dropped. In a case, if the harasser do not express the desire to change his attitude, I will be forced to take necessary measures.
I would then meet with the employee to help address this issue. If an agreement was made between the manager and the harasser, the case would be dropped. However, if they failed to agree, the EEOC will look at whether the case is strong enough to win in court. If so, they give the victim a letter to sue, or help her present their case in federal court. If the case is not important enough or does not hold enough water, the case will be dropped altogether.
Reference
DeNisi, A. S., & Griffin, R. W. (2016). HR 3e. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
