Abstract
M.B.A.
Although all types of harassment are prohibited by the Employment Equity Act,
sexual harassment in particular is still rife in the workplace. Research not only
shows that the problem is common and widespread but that many companies
do not have sexual harassment policies in place.
Although sexual harassment as a labour related issue is a relatively new concept
in South-Africa, we are one of the few countries worldwide to make a
progressive contribution against sexual harassment by prohibiting sexual
harassment directly through legislation.
The goal of this research was to determine the perceptions of administrative
employees regarding sexual harassment at the University of Johannesburg to
provide a more comprehensive picture of employee perceptions, the
occurrence of sexual harassment and awareness of administrative staff of sexual
harassment policies at the University of Johannesburg.
From the results it was clear that although employees had a good understanding
of the definition of sexual harassment, a clear gap existed in knowledge
regarding the University of Johannesburg sexual harassment policy.
It was therefore recommended that an extended sexual harassment awareness
campaign be introduced at the University of Johannesburg.