Workplace harassment and violence can affect all business sectors and occupations. STS Group’s industry-leading Workplace Harassment and Violence Policy and Program provides the employer with a baseline appropriate to building a fully compliant and effective harassment and violence program. In order for the employer to maximize the policy and program effectiveness, the STS technical writer will rely on information provided by the employer on workplace harassment and violence risk assessment.

Failure to prevent inappropriate or unacceptable behaviors has financial consequences. Costs are associated with: investigation time, loss of productivity, poisoned working environment, absenteeism, and worst case scenario, loss-time injuries. Workers directly or indirectly affected by workplace harassment and violence suffer anxiety and may become less productive and less committed to their work.

All provincial and federal legislation require employers to prepare a written harassment and violence policy and program to implement that policy.