The previous year’s responses is estimated to end up in the experience along the years, when the new survey reflects more accurately just the past year the situation.Law firm in the event of harassment has been mapped now for two consecutive years. AOP
the bar association has been in the area of sexual harassment to the employees via a questionnaire.
according to the results of three percent of the law firms working person has experienced workplace sexual harassment over the past year. The number is significantly lower than the year 2017, when a fifth of the survey respondents reported having met sexual harassment.
the Federation pointed out that last year’s survey was the first of its kind, so the responses might reflect the experiences of many years. This year the survey purpose has been to figure out specifically over the past year the situation.
I’m happy that the situation there has been significant improvement. Each harassment case is still too much. Everyone has the right to do their work without fear of harassment, said vice-president of Hanna Räihä-pine ridge the bar association.
Guide help
the Federation released in June 2018 a guide to sexual harassment prevention and intervention. Respondents to the survey a quarter reported that the guide was treated their representatives in the law firm. A quarter also told reporters that the workplace is a sexual harassment guidance.
in November 2018 carried out the federal questionnaire was answered by 800 law firm in the person working. Of them two thirds were women and the rest men.
