Sexual harassment remains a major workplace issue in Ontario.
Every employer has a responsibility to create an environment of personal security for all their employees. Between March 1996 and April 1997, the Commission received 255 sexual harassment complaints in employment alone, up from 106 in 1988. There were also 196 complaints on the ground of sex and pregnancy. Earlier this year, the Commission released its response to the recommendations of the coroner's inquest into the deaths of Russell Davis and Theresa Vince, employees of Sears Canada. Mr. Davis sexually harassed Ms. Vince, eventually killing her and then himself.