So think about the impact - are you really thinking about victims of workplace sexual harassment and how we should encourage victims to speak up and employers to take action? 5/7
3. Law enforcers’ motivation is to have sufficient evidence to prove a criminal case beyond all reasonable doubt. If police say there is no case, public may blame BFM for the firing. It can also hurt the defence against unfair dismissal. 4/7
2. Employers’ motivation is to keep the workplace safe against toxicity and harassment. They can fire without proving beyond reasonable doubt. Unfair dismissal cases only need proof on a balance of probabilities. 3/7
1. Not all sexual harassment is criminal. Perhaps it was not enough to require BFM reporting it. Also if victims don’t want to testify, there is no criminal case to prove. 2/7
Following @BFMradio's report that it has fired 2 employees for #SexualHarassment, some are demanding they make police reports. This can backfire. It may cause under reporting or discourage employers from taking strong action against harassers because (thread 1/7):