Emc Confronts Harassment Charges
EMC Confronts Harassment Charges
EMC Confronts Harassment Charges
Susan Greene
Kaplan University
MT203: Human Resources Management
Lisa Hone
January 17, 2011
EMC Confronts Harassment Charges
Introduction
According to a lawsuit that was filed by two women of EMC are alleging sexual comments, company-paid trips, and also the failure to promote women for the same experience, and on the same basis as male employees where discrimination is not happening. While reading it states that women were being paid lower wages and thus may have been creating a hostile and offensive environment for women and thus making it harder for them to work there. It states that the firm has gathered 30 sworn affidavits from women supporting these allegations that the work-place was hostile and discriminatory.
Review/Analysis of the Case
The answer to question #1- Is in the book it states that sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, sexual favors, or any other verbal or physical contact that the employee is being put through. In this case according to the complaint that the women filed there were sexual comments, company paid trips to strip clubs and retaliation toward women who complain about the harassment. This is just one form of sexual harassment that goes on in any workplace worldwide. The law that was violated in this case was the unwanted sexual comments.
The answer to question #2- Is yes, I think that EMC can continue to sell aggressively, however for them to avoid charges of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination they need to change their policy, and to give training classes on what is sexual harassment and what is not. There may be some employees there that will not understand what sexual harassment is, and how and what could happen if they are charged with sexual harassment or even discrimination. That means the company needs to educate each and every employee from top management to supervisory levels to make sure that it does not happen.
EMC Confronts Harassment Charges
Susan Greene
Kaplan University
MT203: Human Resources Management
Lisa Hone
January 17, 2011
EMC Confronts Harassment Charges
Introduction
According to a lawsuit that was filed by two women of EMC are alleging sexual comments, company-paid trips, and also the failure to promote women for the same experience, and on the same basis as male employees where discrimination is not happening. While reading it states that women were being paid lower wages and thus may have been creating a hostile and offensive environment for women and thus making it harder for them to work there. It states that the firm has gathered 30 sworn affidavits from women supporting these allegations that the work-place was hostile and discriminatory.
Review/Analysis of the Case
The answer to question #1- Is in the book it states that sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, sexual favors, or any other verbal or physical contact that the employee is being put through. In this case according to the complaint that the women filed there were sexual comments, company paid trips to strip clubs and retaliation toward women who complain about the harassment. This is just one form of sexual harassment that goes on in any workplace worldwide. The law that was violated in this case was the unwanted sexual comments.
The answer to question #2- Is yes, I think that EMC can continue to sell aggressively, however for them to avoid charges of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination they need to change their policy, and to give training classes on what is sexual harassment and what is not. There may be some employees there that will not understand what sexual harassment is, and how and what could happen if they are charged with sexual harassment or even discrimination. That means the company needs to educate each and every employee from top management to supervisory levels to make sure that it does not happen.
References: Noe, R., Hollenbeck, J., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. (2009). Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill.