France: AccorInvest signs agreement on measures to fight sexual harassment, including zero tolerance policy and recognition of collective bargaining
"IUF and AccorInvest agreement on fighting sexual harassment", 16 September 2019
The IUF and...AccorInvest have signed an agreement on measures to fight sexual harassment at work...It covers all persons employed by the Group or operating on behalf of AccorInvest.
The agreement sets out a zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment and recognizes the indispensable role of unions and collective bargaining in its elimination from the workplace. A comprehensive gender-aware procedure forms the basis of implementation, from prevention to sanctions.
AccorInvest commits “to engage the companies managing its establishments to ensure that its customers are informed, by all means necessary, of the zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment and that measures may be taken against them that go beyond those provided by law, including expulsion, following a complaint of sexual harassment made by a worker or a customer.”...