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# Harassment Help

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LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk
LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk
Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk
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<h2>Social Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>Harassment is any form of unwanted and unwelcome behaviour which may range from mildly unpleasant remarks to physical violence. </i></p><hr/><p>Harassment is termed <strong>sexual harassment</strong> if the unwanted behaviours are linked to your gender or sexual orientation. The EU definition of sexual harassment is &quot;unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or other conduct based on sex affecting the dignity of men and women at work&quot;. </p><p> <strong>Racial harassment</strong> is when the behaviours are linked to your skin colour, race, cultural background, etc. In countries with sectarian tradition (eg as in Ireland) the term <strong>sectarian harassment</strong> is often used if the behaviours are linked to your religious beliefs or perceived religious origin or inclination. If the harassment is physical, the criminal law of <strong>assault</strong> may be appropriate. If the harassment comprises regular following, watching, repeated unsolicited contact or gifts, etc, the term <strong>stalking</strong> may be appropriate. </p><p>Discrimination is when you are treated differently (eg less favourably) because of your gender, race or disability. </p><p>Bullying is the common denominator of harassment, discrimination, abuse and violence etc. The source of most bullying and harassment can usually be traced to one individual. </p><p>The differences between harassment and bullying are, briefly; harassment tends to have a strong physical component and is usually linked to gender, race, disability or physical violence; bullying tends to be a large number of incidents (individually trivial) over a long period comprising constant unjustified and unsubstantiated criticism. </p><p>Bullying and harassment (at work, in society, at school and at home) is a major cause of injury to health, both physical and mental. Over time, bullying and harassment result in trauma, which is a psychiatric injury, the collective symptoms of which often constitute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. </p><h2> Areas of UK law that apply to harassment </h2><p>The principal areas of UK law relating to harassment comprise: </p><ul> <li title="*"> <strong>Sex Discrimination Act 1975</strong>: discrimination on the grounds of sex by dismissing an employee or submitting them to &quot;any other detriment&quot;</li> <li title="*"> <strong>Race Relations Act 1976</strong>: ditto on racial grounds</li> <li title="*"> <strong>Disability Discrimination Act 1995</strong>: ditto on grounds of disability</li> <li title="*"> <strong>Protection from Harassment Act 1996</strong>: harassment and stalking</li> <li title="*"> <strong>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994</strong>: intentional harassment for causing another person harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour</li> <li title="*">Criminal law of <strong>assault </strong> </li> </ul><p> <strong>

<a href="http://www.bullyonline.org/">Bully Online</a> </strong> <span class="gen">link to external website</span>is the world's largest resource on bullying and related issues.</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3> <a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=164"> Providing Information (164) </a></h3>