.01 All Fire Department personnel are responsible for assuring that the workplace is free from sexual or other unlawful harassment. This Department will not tolerate any action by its employees that may constitute any form of harassment. Any member/employee of the Fire Department who commits, or condones such activity will be dealt with accordingly.
.02 This Department strictly prohibits any conduct of a sexual or other unlawful harassing nature. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to:
a. Unwelcome sexual advances.03 Should any Fire Department personnel believe they are being sexually or otherwise harassed at work by anyone, including superiors, they should first let that individual who committed the offense know that it is offensive and that it should stop immediately. If this does not remedy the problem, then the City of Tupelo Employee Handbook should be consulted for guidance in proceeding with a complaint of sexual or other unlawful harassment.
b. Requests for sexual acts or favors
c. Any verbal or physical conduct of a sexual and/or harassing nature
d. Display of sexually suggestive objects, materials, or pictures
.04 Any such report of sexual or other unlawful harassment and all findings with regard to the investigation, as well as the investigation itself, will be confidential in nature, both with regard to the accused, as well as the accuser. Any violation of this confidentiality by any person or persons involved will not be tolerated.
.05 Any charge of sexual or other unlawful harassment under these rules does not prohibit the filing of a compliant by an employee with any federal, state, or local agency.