Swiss firms must take steps to combat sexual harassment, according to the Swiss Trade Union Confederation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nearly 60% of female employees have already experienced sexist behaviour or sexual harassment in the course of their working lives, the union said. A feminist congress, which opened in Bern on Friday, heard that labour inspectors should "finally" systematically check whether the law is being complied with. It also called for sexual harassment to be recognised as a cause of occupational illness. From a legal point of view, the situation is clear: sexual harassment in an employment relationship constitutes an attack on personality and health, as well as a particular form of discrimination "based on sex", as defined in Article 4 of the Federal Law on Equality. Employers therefore have an obligation to protect their employees against all forms of discrimination, harassment and violence in the workplace. Participants at ...
