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Research Reports

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Harassment and violence remain pervasive in Canadian workplaces with profound consequences for workers, workplaces, and governments.

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Thumbnail that reads: What Are Canadian Workplaces Doing to Keep Workers Safe from Harassment and Violence at Work

This study shows that much work is required within organizations to ensure their compliance with legislation and the effectiveness of the prevention and intervention practices they adopt. Resources and opportunities need to be provided to workplace leaders, human resources representatives, and other related stakeholders to learn about best and promising practices.

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Thumbnail that reads "Research Report: Best and promising practices to end gener-based harassment and violence at work: A multi-pronged approach. June 2023.

Harassment and violence at work remains a pervasive and destructive problem globally, including in Canada. Research highlights the prevalence rates, particularly for sexual and gender-based harassment and violence.

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Thumbnail that reads: Research Report: Ableism in Canadian workplaces. May 2023."

Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. Read how ableism happens at work, the challenges employees living with a disability face, and what workplaces can do to create safer and healthier workplaces.

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Thumbnail that reads "Research Report: Harassment and violence in Canadian workplaces: It's [Not] Part of the Job. April 2022."

This study shows that harassment and violence at work continues to be a prevalent problem in Canadian workplaces. Certain groups of workers are at higher risk of experiencing multiple forms of harassment and violence. And certain jobs have characteristics that place workers at risk. Read this report to learn more about harassment and violence in Canadian workplaces and where action is needed to keep workers safe.

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This survey shows that domestic violence (DV) is a prominent workplace issue, with 1/3 of those who reported experiencing DV reporting that it affected their ability to work. More than half of the DV survivors said that the violence continued at their workplace, with things like harassing phone calls and stalking. Most DV survivors said it affected their work performance, making them feel distracted, tired, or unwell.

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This is one of the first studies to research workplace harassment across diverse groups of women. Many respondents reported experiencing workplace harassment, including sexual harassment and discriminatory harassment. The report discusses a range of experiences, the effects of workplace harassment, and recommendations to reduce risk and offer support to victim-survivors.

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This literature review presents an overview of the existing academic research on workers’ experiences of sexual harassment to better understand the factors influencing workers’ responses to these forms of harassment. Through an intersectional lens, this review examines the intersection of precarious work and sexual harassment to address and investigate the higher rates of this form of violence reported by workers in precarious work.

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