03 Ways You Can Report Workplace Harassment to HR without Making a Buzz

Harassment is considered among one of the hottest issues nowadays as there are several cases being reported on a regular basis around the world related to harassment. If you are being insulted, abused or harmed in any way on a repeated basis, it’s called harassment. There are multiple harassment types such as Quid Pro Quo Harassment, Hostile Environment, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, and Unlawful Harassment. The most common types are the sexual and retaliation as multiple related cases are occurring on a regular bases and several organizations are pressurizing corporate sector to enforce strict regulations related to workplace harassments. HR department should implement a system within the organization that enables employees to anonymously report harassment to HR so that it can take immediate actions and inquire about the issue but there are very few companies that have a similar system for the harassment reporting.

So, what are the options left if you are finding it difficult to report harassment as you fear that it may affect your standing in the organization? Well, we have selected 03 most effective and easiest ways you can use to report workplace harassment to HR without even making a buzz.

• The best and most effective way of reporting harassment to HR is through sending an email regarding the details of the whole incident, by using this approach there is no risk of buzz creation as the reporting is directly being done with the authority without involving anyone.

• The second way to approach HR is by dropping an anonymous letter with details related of the incident with proper evidence and point of contact clear mentioned so that the inquiry team can easily contact and assist you.

• The third and easiest way to contact HR is by involving your trusted office colleague and describing the problem so that he/she can contact HR on your behalf and effectively report your concerns.

All of these ways would be irrelevant if you do not have proper evidence to back your claim of being harassed by someone at the office when you contact human resource depart about it. There are many methods to document the incident such as maintaining a log of events with proper time, date and the inclusion of minor details of incident like mentioning the people who were present at the scene. CCTV cameras are common in almost every stable organization and it could be beneficial for you in proving your claims, make sure to record time of the incident. Sometimes there are people within the HR that do not cooperate and in that case, you can directly contact and report the issue to the higher management as keeping it to yourself would not help you but make the situation worse. So, instead of spending money on therapy or counseling sessions you should face the problem and report it so that in the future others like you would not face the similar situation that you experienced. You are stronger than you think so be confident and contact HR to finally put an end to this trouble.