![]() ![]() If the harassment was in person, take notes or write up memos of disturbing meetings, phone calls or conversations immediately after they happen so the details are fresh in your mind. If the offensive behavior was happening digitally, save voicemails, and emails, screenshot Slack chats and/or texts and print them all out (somewhere besides the office) and bring them to the meeting. “This can be a way of taking some control back in a situation where you feel very out of control, so that every new injury is now evidence of the company’s wrongdoing,” notes Marcuse. (Retaliating - firing, demoting or otherwise punishing employees for reporting discrimination - is illegal, but it does happen.) How should I prepare for a meeting with HR?Ĭome prepared to your meeting with HR with all the proof you have that you’re being unfairly singled out at work. Know that HR does not have to keep your conversation confidential and it could get back to your manager or even be used against you. At best, anticipate HR will hear you out as a neutral party at worst, know they can be hostile to your report and try to side with the company over you. “Don’t go in expecting an advocate,” Marcuse says. In most cases, “going to HR is a box you need to check in order to give your employer the chance to do things properly before you can pursue other options,” (like a lawsuit) says Deborah Marcuse, an employment attorney at Feinstein Doyle Payne & Kravec in Pittsburgh. HR should start an investigation into your claims, in which a rep interviews you, the person or people you’re accusing of discrimination, and any potential witnesses, and updates you on their conclusion. ![]() Manage your expectations of HR from the start. Check your employee handbook, ask co-workers, or surf your company’s site for a hotline for employees. If you work at a national chain or local branch of a big company, it can be hard to even figure out who to report discrimination to (or that person may work different shifts than you, making it tough to talk to them). Here's what you need to know if you've been harassed or discriminated against at work. Human resources is usually the first place people go when they're harassed or discriminated against at work, but HR reps work for the company, not the employees, and don't always have your best interests at heart. ![]()
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