April 2007
Intermediate to advanced
192 pages
3h 8m
English
Sarah worked as a business coordinator for a private school. She chose the school because it was family owned and thought the atmosphere would be collegial. But just weeks into her new job, the owner sent her inappropriate e-mails and propositioned her. She went to the head of HR. But the woman, who is the owner’s cousin, simply said, “That is just the way he is.”
Sarah quit and filed a sexual harassment complaint. If the head of HR had stood up to her cousin, the legal action might have been prevented.
You should hold family members in your business to the same standards as everyone else. According to the Wall Street Journal, media mogul Ted Turner had no problem letting his son go, and firing him over dinner ...
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