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Definitions

Complainant — An employee who believes that they have been subjected to harassment who seeks recourse pursuant to this Policy.

Complaint — A written statement of allegation concerning harassment by a complainant seeking recourse pursuant to this Policy.

Concern — A situation which is of concern to an employee regarding harassment and which the employee wishes to resolve informally and expeditiously.

Day(s) — A day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, statutory holiday, or other day on which the University is not open for administrative business.

Harassment — Means comments or conduct which are abusive, offensive, demeaning or vexatious that are known or ought reasonably to be known to cause a person to be humiliated, offended or intimidated and which may be intended or unintended. Types of Harassment include Harassment based on Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination and Personal Harassment.

Harassment may occur during a single incident or a series of single incidents. Whether or not a single incident constitutes Harassment will depend on the nature and type of incident(s).

Legal Authorities — The legal entities, external to the University community, who have the responsibility and jurisdiction to uphold and enforce the law including the , as amended (The Criminal Code).

Non-University Person — Includes but is not limited to volunteers, contractors, their employees and agents, vendors of goods and services and their employees and agents, and visitors to the University, who have an association with the University.

Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination — Race, Colour, Nationality, Ethnic Origin, Social Origin, Religious Creed, Religion, Age, Disability, Disfigurement, Sex (including pregnancy), Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Marital Status, Family Status, Source of Income, Political Opinion.

Respondent(s) — The subject or subjects of a report of alleged Harassment under this Policy.

Retaliation — Any threat of reprisal, attempt to intimidate or adverse behaviour or action, taken against a Member of the University in response to that initial person having:

• invoked this Policy;
• participated or cooperated in any investigation under this Policy; or
• been associated with a Member of the University who has invoked this Policy or participated in any of its processes.

Unit Head — For the purposes of this Policy, Unit Head is the term used to mean Deans, Department Heads, Division Heads, Heads of Schools, Directors, Executive Directors, University Librarian, University Registrar and other senior administrators at a comparable level; Associate Vice-Presidents, Vice-Presidents, the President, as applicable.

University — ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University of Newfoundland.

University-related Activity — Any activity that is directly related to or arises out of the operations of the University at any location. All activities on the University's campuses are University-related unless they are within the control of an organization or group external to the University.

Workplace Assessment — An independent third party review of the work environment in a particular unit with goals consistent with the purpose of this Policy.

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