Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination or unwelcome sexual action includes verbal or physical touch that can affect the individual’s employment, work performance and others including physical and mental health. Sexual harassment may occur in many condition or situation such as between opp...

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Main Authors: Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan, Ismail, Fadillah, Johar, Siti Sarawati, Md Yusoff, Rosman
Other Authors: Abdul Kadir, Adibah
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTHM 2020
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2360/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2360/1/Ch05.pdf
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author Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan
Ismail, Fadillah
Johar, Siti Sarawati
Md Yusoff, Rosman
author2 Abdul Kadir, Adibah
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Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan
Ismail, Fadillah
Johar, Siti Sarawati
Md Yusoff, Rosman
author_sort Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan
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description Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination or unwelcome sexual action includes verbal or physical touch that can affect the individual’s employment, work performance and others including physical and mental health. Sexual harassment may occur in many condition or situation such as between opposite gender or with the same gender. The victim may be the superior, co-worker, an agent or to a non-employee (U. S. E. E. O. Commission, n.d.). Sexual harassment also not an action with interactivity, friendship or teasing that is mutually agreed (V. E. O. & H. R. Commission, n.d.). However, there are two types of sexual harassment, “quid pro quo” (this for that) and hostile environment. For “quid pro quo”, this occur when it is stated or implied that an individual must agree to conduct a sexual nature in order to get promotion. Other that, hostile environment occur when there is unwelcome action of a sexual nature create frighten, abusive working or threatening that can affect the individual’s ability to participate or perform their task (Center, n.d.).
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spelling uthm-23602021-11-07T02:40:27Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2360/ Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan Ismail, Fadillah Johar, Siti Sarawati Md Yusoff, Rosman HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination or unwelcome sexual action includes verbal or physical touch that can affect the individual’s employment, work performance and others including physical and mental health. Sexual harassment may occur in many condition or situation such as between opposite gender or with the same gender. The victim may be the superior, co-worker, an agent or to a non-employee (U. S. E. E. O. Commission, n.d.). Sexual harassment also not an action with interactivity, friendship or teasing that is mutually agreed (V. E. O. & H. R. Commission, n.d.). However, there are two types of sexual harassment, “quid pro quo” (this for that) and hostile environment. For “quid pro quo”, this occur when it is stated or implied that an individual must agree to conduct a sexual nature in order to get promotion. Other that, hostile environment occur when there is unwelcome action of a sexual nature create frighten, abusive working or threatening that can affect the individual’s ability to participate or perform their task (Center, n.d.). Penerbit UTHM Abdul Kadir, Adibah Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan Ismail, Fadillah 2020 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2360/1/Ch05.pdf Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan and Ismail, Fadillah and Johar, Siti Sarawati and Md Yusoff, Rosman (2020) Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia. In: Industrial Relations. Penerbit UTHM, pp. 45-52. ISBN 978-967-2306-02-3
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Ali Hassan Humaid Alhosani, Adnan
Ismail, Fadillah
Johar, Siti Sarawati
Md Yusoff, Rosman
Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia
title Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia
title_full Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia
title_fullStr Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia
title_short Sexual harassment in context of Malaysia
title_sort sexual harassment in context of malaysia
topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2360/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2360/1/Ch05.pdf