NEW YORK (NY)
CNNMoney
August 8, 2018
By Julia Carpenter
After an incident of harassment in the workplace, after the complaint is made, after the punishment is handed down, even after a suspension is enacted, what happens next?
With some kinds of claims — singular instances, for example, or non-physical offenses — an accused harasser may be sent to training or put on suspension. But after that, they can sometimes return to work.
Much of the aftermath depends on how the company handles that initial incident, as well as any that came before it, and whether the employer has an explicit policy on harassment, or just figures it out as the need arises.
“I can’t emphasize how much the organization sets the tone,” says Elissa Perry, professor of social-organizational psychology at Columbia University. “People often like to talk about harassment as though it’s only between two people … the context is so important to understand what dynamic will play out when this person returns.”
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