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Toil & Trouble
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Lay off the workplace hugs to avoid sexual harassment claims

Shelley Eden Law director says better to be safe than sorry when it comes to how an employee may interpret physical contact.

WATCH: Shelley Eden Law director Shelley Eden speaks with Dita De Boni.

Dita De Boni Fri, 09 Feb 2024

One would think by now that the hazards of committing sexual harassment in the workplace are fairly well known and, in the main, avoided by those who do not want to be forking out thousands in reparations somewhere down the track.

But no, sexual harassment still happens – and courts are still

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Dita De Boni Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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