At Your Own Risk: The Costly Mistake of Ignoring Sexual Harassment & Assault In The Workplace

The focus of this paper is to outline the challenges facing victims of sexual harassment and assault and to offer prevention strategies that can improve reporting rates, enhance trust in the reporting process, and facilitate accountability for perpetrators. Preventing sexual harassment and assault in the workplace is not only the right and moral thing to do, but it’s critical for maintaining a successful business.

Written By Vector Solutions
Published: January 29, 2021

No industry is immune to the challenges and risks presented by harassment and sexual assault. They are among the most costly and damaging problems in our society and often lead to significant negative effects, including human suffering, job performance and productivity concerns, loss of trust, destructive behaviors, massive liability exposure, and institutional brand damage.

The focus of this white paper is to outline existing challenges facing victims of sexual harassment and assault and to offer prevention strategies that can improve reporting rates, create more trust in the reporting process, and lead to more accountability for perpetrators. Preventing sexual harassment and assault in the workplace is not only the right and moral thing to do, but it’s critical for maintaining a successful business.

Vector Solutions

Vector Solutions is the leading provider of award-winning, intelligent SaaS solutions that help organizations and individuals operate at the highest level and prepare for more challenging workplaces and environments. Reaching more than 19 thousand clients and 14 million users worldwide, Vector’s mission is to serve everyday heroes by delivering intelligent software solutions that empower them to make safer, smarter, better decisions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. In 2020, Vector Solutions acquired LiveSafe, the leading risk intelligence platform that enables two-way communications between employees and an organization’s security department and other risk management entities. By leveraging LiveSafe’s anonymous reporting capabilities and its data-driven analytics engine, companies, educational institutions and government agencies can get ahead of emerging threats and prevent serious safety or security incidents. The LiveSafe platform has protected more than two million people across hundreds of universities and Fortune 1,000 organizations. LiveSafe can be downloaded for free from the Google Play or iTunes app stores. Follow LiveSafe on twitter @LiveSafe, and learn more at https://www.vectorsolutions.com/about-us/acquisitions-livesafe.

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