Prevenirea și combaterea hărțuirii la locul de muncă în România: cadrul legal și definiții
Fiecare persoană are dreptul la un mediu de lucru bazat pe respect, demnitate și egalitate de șanse și de tratament, fără hărțuire și discriminare. În România, prevenirea și combaterea hărțuirii pe motive de sex și a hărțuirii morale la locul de muncă sunt reglementate, în principal, de Legea nr. 202/2002, Ordonanța Guvernului nr. 137/2000 și Hotărârea Guvernului nr. 970/2023. Sunt prezentate defi
Context
Every person has the right to a work environment based on respect, dignity and equal opportunities and treatment, free from harassment and discrimination.
Cadrul legal în România
In Romania, the prevention and combating of harassment on grounds of sex and moral harassment in the workplace are regulated, primarily, by:
- Law No. 202/2002 on equal opportunities and equal treatment between women and men, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented;
- Government Ordinance No. 137/2000 on the prevention and sanctioning of all forms of discrimination, republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented;
- Government Decision No. 970/2023 approving the Methodology on the prevention and combating of harassment on grounds of sex, as well as moral harassment in the workplace, as subsequently amended and supplemented.
Scopul secțiunii
This section is intended to facilitate employees’ and employers’ access to information on the identification, prevention and management of harassment situations, as well as to information on reporting mechanisms and the institutions with responsibilities in this field.
Definiții (conform actelor normative)
According to Article 4(c) of Law No. 202/2002, harassment means:
> “the situation in which an unwanted conduct related to the sex of the person occurs, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of the person concerned and creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.”
According to Article 4(d) of Law No. 202/2002, sexual harassment means:
> “the situation in which unwanted conduct with a sexual connotation occurs, expressed physically, verbally or non-verbally, with the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity and, in particular, of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.”
According to Article 2(5^1) of Government Ordinance No. 137/2000, moral harassment in the workplace constitutes, and is subject to disciplinary, contraventional or criminal sanctions, as applicable:
> “any conduct exercised with regard to an employee by another employee who is his or her hierarchical superior, by a subordinate and/or by an employee at a comparable hierarchical level, in connection with employment relationships, which has as its purpose or effect a deterioration of working conditions by violating the employee’s rights or dignity, affecting his or her physical or mental health or compromising his or her professional future, such conduct being manifested in any of the following forms:”
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