PART III GENERAL DUTIES — Harassment prevention plan
24.1
(1) An employer shall develop, implement and maintain a written harassment prevention plan in consultation with the occupational health and safety committee, the worker health and safety representative or the workplace health and safety designate.
24.1(2)
A harassment prevention plan shall
24.1(a)
include a statement that every worker is entitled to employment free from workplace harassment; accessible to all workers in the workplace; and
24.1(b)
include a statement that the employer is committed to eliminating, where possible, or otherwise, minimizing the hazard of workplace harassment; reviewed as necessary but at least annually.
24.1(c)
include a statement of the worker's obligation to take reasonable care to
24.1(i)
not engage in bullying or workplace harassment, (ii) report observations or experiences of bullying and workplace harassment, and (iii) comply with the harassment prevention plan; include a statement that the harassment prevention plan is not intended to discourage a worker from exercising the worker’s rights under the Human Rights Act, 2010 , the Criminal Code (Canada) or any other law of the province or of Canada; and
24.1(d)
include a statement of a supervisor's obligation to ensure the health and safety of workers, including the supervisor's obligation to apply and comply with the harassment prevention plan;
24.1(e)
set out the procedures for workers to report instances of harassment to an employer or supervisor or where the employer or supervisor is the alleged harasser, the procedures to report harassment to an external third party;
24.1(f)
set out the procedures to be followed after a complaint of workplace harassment is received and the manner in which a complaint is investigated;
24.1(g)
include a statement that any information obtained relating to workplace harassment, including personal information, will not be disclosed unless it is necessary for the purpose of an investigation, corrective action relating to the complaint or where required by law;
24.1(h)
set out the procedures regarding notification of results of investigations and any actions to be taken as a result of an investigation;
24.1(j)
include a statement that the employer shall protect workers from retaliation and provide support to workers when workplace harassment occurs.
24.1(3)
The harassment prevention plan shall be
24.1(4)
An employer shall investigate complaints of workplace harassment.
24.1(5)
An officer may, where the officer considers it necessary, order that an impartial third party investigate a complaint of workplace harassment.
24.1(6)
Any expenses relating to an investigation referred to in subsection (5) shall be the responsibility of the employer.
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