The national Labour Court published a ruling [L.A.(National) 35999-10-21 Whoever – Whatever Company] making the rule set by law concerning relationships that are not ‘Authority Relationships’ more severe, both in terms of the liabilities imposed on the employer, in order to eradicate the harsh reality of sexual harassments at the workplace, and to convey a message to employers that their duty to prevent sexual harassment is not only technical and passive, but an active liability. The ruling constitutes an innovation by determining for the first time that in addition to the term ‘Authority Relationships’ that appears in the sexual Harassment Prevention Law, it is necessary to examine whether the parties had an ‘Influential Relationship’.

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