All Senior Managers recently received an anonymous email purportedly from a “disgruntled employee” making derogatory and racially offensive comments about a manager. What should we do?
Making derogatory and racially offensive comments is likely to constitute harassment which the Commissions model harassment policy defines as unwanted conduct related to a particular characteristic (in this case race) which violates the dignity of women and men at work; it should also be an offence under your company’s disciplinary policy. It may be difficult to implement the disciplinary policy due to the anonymous nature of the email, but other steps can still be taken. Your Company should already have set out a policy on dealing with harassment as part of an overall commitment to equal opportunity; there should be an equal opportunity policy, in writing, which states that you are committed to promoting equality of opportunity in employment for all persons regardless of their sex; religious belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or whether they are disabled; or whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or
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