Harassment can occur at work, at company-sponsored events, or between coworkers away from work. Employment harassment does not include an employee harassing a supervisor. There are several types of sexual harassment. Attraction between employees should be a private matter between the employees, so long as it does not cross the boundary between welcome conduct and harassment. Types of sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment can take several forms.
The two most common forms are described as quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile work environment sexual harassment. Quid pro quo harassment. Only supervisors or managers can engage in this type of harassment since it requires the authority to grant a job favor in return for the unwelcome advance or request. Hostile work environment harassment. When harassment makes the workplace intolerable because constant sexual or gender-based activity or comment interferes with an employee's ability to do his or her job, hostile work environment sexual harassment has occurred.