Lawyers Believe Recession Could See A Spike In Sexual Harassment Claims

Sexual Harassment on the rise? What more do beleaguered employees and employers need?


In Human Resources Magazine, Sian Ryan, an associate in the employment group at Turner Freeman Lawyers, states there can be an increase in genuine sexual harassment, with perpetrators motivated by fear. Meanwhile, some victims of sexual harassment may simply be afraid to speak up out of concern for their job in the current climate, and not wanting to "rock the boat".

Joydeep Hor, managing partner of Harmers Workplace Lawyers, added that it was likely that in a high pressure environment there will also be a spike in legitimate claims of non-sexual forms of harassment, due to managers being required to performance-manage more rigorously than they otherwise would. "That performance management can easily be interpreted as bullying and harassment by employees," he said.

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