We treat sexual harassment very seriously. Even if an employee has decided not to register an official complaint, we in human resources still have the option to do an official investigation.
In all the cases that resulted in a complaint of sexual harassment, we did an official investigation. Therefore, in any of the cases where the discussions were informal, there was no sexual harassment. Those cases involve a lack of respect or perhaps the use of an inappropriate tone. Often, informal cases have to do with interpersonal conflicts. To the extent possible, we try to have the employees, the parties involved, take part in mediation sessions.