If and employee receives a nasty letter from another employee is that harassment?
also , the employer asked for the original document, and now has lost it. The receiver of the letter has made a copy. The employer said they would call HR, but it has been 2 weeks, and nothing. The receiver of the letter went to ask about it, and the employer got mad.
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It depends upon the nature of the nasty letter. If a coworker sent you a letter that was threatening, or vulgar, then it is harassment. If they sent you a letter that was nasty only in saying something to the effect " I find your behavior disgusting and insulting to everyone" then it is not harassment.
In either case, the HR department has a responsibility to tell you what the outcome of your complaint is. If you are making a harassment claim, they must respond under state law.
Not automatically. It depends on what was written in the letter.
Was it sexual?
well duh! if theirs bad stuff like him saying.. you fat @ss, you pig, you f@g, i'm going to kill you! thats harassment.. but like i hate you. no no no that is not harassment!
that is harassment and the employer is friends with the other person so he/she is covering for that person.go over there head to next in line untill u get the respect u deserve
It isn't harassment unless it is repeatedly done, even after having been previously asked to stop.
If the content of the letter intended to threaten, cause alarm or offend.
Personally, I would take it up with the person who sent it to me.
If someone has something to say to me, they can say it to my face - and deal with the consequences.
If I did tell my employer, I would definitely keep a copy of the document, and if they sat there with their thumb up their butt (and especially if they got mad about it) I would bypass them, and go straight to HR, or whoever the next person is the chain of command.
Chances are though, I would just end up dragging the person out into the parking lot and kneecapping them with a tire iron.
any term of harrassment, be it verbal, written, or physical, is harrassment. if your emplyer doesn't take it to hr, you have the right to contact hr yourself. if you feel threatened in any way, contact hr.
oh don't be such a nark. why would you involve HR and the boss and everything over a letter? get over it. it's people like you that sue mcdonalds for spilling coffee on yourself.
it is harassment if the letter contained a threat of any kind, spoke of anything personal (not work-related), or used profanity of any extent. the employee has every right to contact HR his/her self.
The boss may be trying to bury it. If it was sexual, or contained threats, or referred to sexuality or religion it is harassment.
Yes, it is harassment! If the employer got mad, just because the receiver asked a question, then the employer should NOT be in business.
BTW - the employer did not lose the letter. They likely destroyed it
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