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I am experiencing workplace harassment
The employer has a legal obligation to protect the personality of its employees (art. 328 CO) and to prevent harassment. Mobbing is defined as repeated hostile acts over a long period aimed at isolating, marginalizing or excluding a person. Sexual harassment is…
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# Applicable Legal Provisions
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- LEG 4 — Sexual harassment — prohibition
- LEG 5 — Workers' Rights — Indemnity
Critical Deadlines
- Document the facts — immediate and continuous (CO 328 / LTr 6 / OLT3 2)
- Internal Report to the Employer — from the very first incidents (I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains a placeholder token (CO 328) with no actual content to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text you'd like me to translate, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserve every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation and placeholder exactly - Use the preferred glossary terms you've specified: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement Once you provide the actual text content, I'll deliver the English translation.)
- # Appeal to Competent Authorities — after failure of the internal notification (LEg 4 / LTr 54)
- Civil and Criminal Actions — according to the limitation period (3 months criminal complaint for most of the acts) (CO 328 / CO 337 / CP 177 ss / LEg 5)
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