Workplace Harassment

Question 1

Q: According to procedure 8-12, the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Service are committed to providing a workplace that is free of what?

Answer 1

• Harassment

* Discrimination

Question 2

Q: This procedure outlines what for members?

Answer 2

• What constitutes workplace harassment, including sexual harassment
• The process for reporting workplace harassment.

Question 3

Q: The service is committed to the delivery of what kind of police services?

Answer 3

Fair
Unbiased
Respectful
In line with the OHSA

Question 4

Q: Members shall not do what to members who make a report or complaint about their conduct or conduct of another service member?

Answer 4

Intimidate
Retaliate
Threaten to retaliate

Question 5

Q: When are members free of reprisal for making reports?

Answer 5

• If reporting, in good faith, a breach of service or legislative governance, or act of misconduct.

Question 6

Q: Members shall refrain from what regarding a workplace harassment complaint or information.

Answer 6

• Discussing information
• Releasing information
• In any form

Question 7

Q: Upon becoming aware of any incident of workplace harassment shall?

Answer 7

A: • Maintain confidentiality
• Report any incident of workplace harassment to the OIC
• Commence an investigation
• Speak to the member initiating the complaint
• Take all reasonable precautions necessary for the protection of the member
• Protect any complainant or witness from reprisal

Question 8

Q: When can a police officer not refuse work?

Answer 8

A: • When the work is a normal condition of the workers employment
• When refusal would directly endanger the life, health or safety of another person.

Question 9

Q: What type of reasonable precautions can be taken to protect a member?

Answer 9

• Re-assignment to reasonable alternative duties

Question 10

Freedom from Reprisal
Members shall not _______ ______ ______ ____ ______ against any person who makes a report or complaint about their conduct or the conduct of another Service member

Answer 10

harass, intimidate, retaliate or threaten to retaliate

Question 11

Supervisor
Upon becoming aware of any incident of workplace harassment shall
 maintain confidentiality
 report any incident of workplace harassment to the _________
 commence an investigation
 speak to the member initiating the complaint in private

Answer 11

Officer in Charge

Question 12

Workplace Harassment means engaging in a course of ______________ that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or workplace sexual harassment. Harassment may be a one-time incident or repeated incidents. Workplace harassment does not include discipline or performance management.

Answer 12

vexatious comment or conduct

Question 13

Workplace Sexual Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace because of _________________________ where the course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or making a sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome

Answer 13

sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,