Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response for Illinois Supervisors/Employees: Restaurants & Bars (Spanish)

Course description

Sexual harassment can disrupt the workplace and cause lasting problems for everyone involved. The pressures and pace in the hospitality industry often lead to great camaraderie amongst staff. But the flip side to that is an informality that allows inappropriate behavior to go unchecked. When you add the element of dealing with customers—some who have been drinking—to the mix, there is great potential for inappropriate behavior, which could lead to employer liability. By the end of this course, supervisors and employees should be able to identify ways in which the unique employment setting found in restaurant and bars leads to unique challenges as well as recognize, prevent, and respond to sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior when it does happen.

El acoso sexual puede perturbar el entorno laboral y causar problemas duraderos para todos los involucrados. La presión y el ritmo de trabajo en el sector hotelero suelen propiciar una gran camaradería entre el personal. Pero la contraparte es la informalidad que permite que el comportamiento inapropiado pase desapercibido. Si a esto le sumamos el trato con clientes —algunos de ellos que han estado bebiendo—existe un gran potencial de comportamiento inapropiado, lo que podría derivar en responsabilidades para el empleador. Al finalizar este curso, supervisores y empleados podrán identificar cómo el singular entorno laboral de restaurantes y bares genera desafíos únicos, así como reconocer, prevenir y responder al acoso sexual y otros comportamientos inapropiados cuando ocurren.

Course Duration: 25 min