Question

During an exit interview, a manager discovers that the reason an employee is resigning is because of unlawful harassment from a co-worker. This is the first time the issue has been discussed; the employee did not file a complaint per the company policy before their resignation. The employee provides details of the harassment, including the names of witnesses, but requests that no action be taken. The employee just wants to move on and leave the entire situation behind. Now that you are aware of the alleged harassment, what should the manager do on behalf of the organization?

Answer 1

Refer below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Treat the matter seriously and conduct an investigation, including interviewing witnesses.

Answer 2

See explanation below for answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The manager should embark on an investigation, in order to get to the bottom of the matter. The accusation must be treated seriously in order to make sure that the root cause of the problem is established, this will be done with the details of the harassment that the employee provides.

Also, the witnesses that the employee has mentioned must be questioned in order to establish the facts of the issue. The matter must be treated with the utmost urgency, in order to stop the issue from repeating itself, because this will affect the productivity of the affected employees if left unchecked.