Scenario 2.1: Workplace Relationships
Ms.Aslani,a young woman who immigrated from Tehran,had a past relationship with her senior manager,Mr.McKinnon.She held a low paying administrative support position with a local private manufacturing company.During the relationship,they would frequently text each other with sexual messages.The relationship ended after two months,but the texting by Mr.McKinnon continued.The employee both verbally and by text said that the texting made her uncomfortable and requested that the senior manager stop texting.The texts did not stop,and Ms.Aslani became stressed and took a leave of absence.After several months,when the texting continued despite the employee's threats to contact the police,Ms.Aslani left the company.The company did not have a policy on employees' social use of communication technologies while at work.
-Please refer to Scenario 2.1.What would the company be well advised to do?
A)implement sexual harassment policies and procedures
B)implement ethical codes of conduct
C)implement privacy policies and procedures
D)implement security practices,one of which would be Internet security

Question

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The company should implement sexual harassment policies and procedures to prevent and address incidents like the one that occurred with Ms.Aslani. This will ensure that all employees are aware of the company's standards and expectations regarding workplace relationships and that such behavior is not tolerated. It will also provide a procedure for reporting and investigating any incidents of harassment, with appropriate consequences for those found responsible. Ethical codes of conduct, privacy policies, and security practices are also important, but sexual harassment policies and procedures should take priority in this situation.