A study on sexual harassment at the workplace: Case of Politeknik Mukah / Muhammad Asrul Faizin Ahmad Zawawi ...[et al.]

This study examined the level of awareness of sexual harassment amongst the employees of Politeknik Mukah; to determine the types of sexual harassment predominantly found at Politeknik Mukah; identifying the types of actions normally taken by the victims of sexual harassment at Politeknik Mukah and...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Zawawi, Asrul Faizin, Ahmad Hariri, Ahmad Syukri, Dollah, Baharudin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/37247/1/37247.pdf
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Summary:This study examined the level of awareness of sexual harassment amongst the employees of Politeknik Mukah; to determine the types of sexual harassment predominantly found at Politeknik Mukah; identifying the types of actions normally taken by the victims of sexual harassment at Politeknik Mukah and suggest suitable recommendations to the management of Politeknik Mukah on creating a healthier working environment in response to sexual harassment complaints. A quantitative research approach was used after a set of questionnaires on sexual harassment awareness were distributed to the employees of Politeknik Mukah. The findings were analyzed using SPSS which emphasized on the organization climate, level of awareness on sexual harassment, types of sexual harassment, effects of sexual harassment and actions taken by the victims. A list of suggested recommendations was also given to the management of Politeknik Mukah in order to promote the Malaysian Code of Practice on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace as initiated by the Malaysian Ministry of Human Resource.