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Free Text When
In the past month
2-6 months ago
More than 6 months ago
How Often
A single incident
Several
Ongoing
In the workplace
Outside of the workplace while working (e.g.
mobile workplace or a temporary worksite)
A work related social activity, whether virtual,
like social media, or live, like a festive dinner
Tip: Work-related social events, even when held outside regular business hours, could be
considered an extension of the workplace. Workers' and employers' obligations may still apply.
5. If you experienced or witnessed harassment in the workplace, did you report it?
Yes, I reported it to someone inside my organization (go to Question 6)
Yes, I reported it to someone outside my organization (skip to Question 8)
No (skip to Question 7)
Tip: The purpose of Questions 5-7 is to help you get a sense of what may be preventing staff from
disclosing issues. Workplace harassment cannot be eliminated if it's hidden. Common reasons that
staff do not report issues is that they don't know how or to whom to report a problem, or they are
afraid to make a report.
If the number of "yes" responses is significantly greater than the number of formal reports you
have received, it may be that staff are unclear about how or to whom to report a harassment
incident, and so may be an indicator that either your workplace program needs to be reviewed, or
your training program, or both.
If the majority of the responses to Question 5 is "no", then you may well have a problem of
suppressed reporting on your hands. Question 7 is designed to help shed some light on what may
be causing the under-reporting problem.
Finally, note that this question simply asks whether a report was made, regardless of the number
of incidents that may have been witnessed or experienced. Since the purpose of the question is to
get at the underlying reason for reporting, the number of incidents isn't as important here, and is
covered in Question 5 in order to keep the survey streamlined.
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