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A staff member of the Braga Sapador Firefighters claims that Nuno Osório installed a camera pointed at her workstation and isolated her with a glass partition next to her desk.
ACT admits that the complaints may, in some cases, “not correspond to reality”, noting that previous studies point to underreporting of workplace harassment cases.
The Authority for Working Conditions (ACT) registered 3,480 complaints of moral (psychological) harassment and sexual harassment at work, yet imposed only 20 sanctions, highlighting a large gap between complaints and enforcement.
The Authority for Working Conditions (ACT) received 3,480 complaints of moral and sexual harassment last year but issued only 20 administrative penalties, according to data from the agency cited on Monday by Público. To the newspaper, the ACT acknowledges that the complaints may, in some cases, “not correspond to reality”, noting that previous studies point to a ...
Previous studies indicate underreporting of workplace harassment cases.
The Authority for Working Conditions (ACT) received 3,480 complaints of workplace harassment last year, but only 20 administrative fines were imposed during the same period. The president of the Bar Association wants the same court-appointed lawyers to be named consistently for a particular mega-trial; they would act as alternates to the defence counsel chosen by the accused. Read the full stories...
Large gap between the number of complaints and the penalties imposed
The fear of reprisals continues to deter many complaints of psychological and sexual harassment in the workplace, warns CITE president Carla Tavares, who says a new study and changes to the law are needed.
There are allegations of government pressure and harassment against the technicians who prepare the reports for the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests.
Disciplinary proceedings were initiated following complaints filed by seven female employees and had been ongoing for several years.
