At The Stand, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free of harassment so our employees and acts can feel safe and happy. We will not tolerate anyone intimidating, humiliating or sabotaging others in our clubs. We also prohibit wilful discrimination based on but not limited to sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, pregnancy, marital status, and trade union membership at the workplace.
Harassment can be physical, verbal, and/or emotional and can include bullying, intimidation, direct insults, malicious gossip and victimization. At The Stand, we consider that harassment can come and be directed to members of staff, other acts, and to our customers. It is important to remember that your behaviours might affect someone in ways you have not anticipated.
We will not tolerate sexual harassment in our workplace in any shape or form. Our culture is based on mutual respect and collaboration. Sexual harassment is a serious violation of those principles.
Sexual harassment can take on many forms, including but not limited to:
- Insinuating, proposing, or demanding sexual favours of any kind.
- Invading another person's personal space, for example inappropriate touching.
- Stalking, intimidating, coercing, or threatening another person to get them to engage in sexual acts.
- Sending or displaying sexually explicit objects, photographs or messages.
- Commenting on someone's looks, dress, sexuality or gender in a derogatory or objectifying manner or a manner that makes them uncomfortable.
- Making obscene comments, jokes or gestures that humiliate or offend someone.
- Pursuing or flirting with another person persistently without the other person's willing participation or after they have asked you to stop.
We believe that no harassment of any kind is too minor to be dealt with. We will assume every harassment claim is legitimate unless proven otherwise.
If you are being harassed or discriminated against, suspect someone else is being harassed or discriminated against, or need to talk about concerns of harassment or discrimination, you can email [email protected]. If your concern requires immediate attention, you can speak to the venue duty manager on shift.
If a harasser becomes potentially dangerous whilst you are in our venue, we ask that you call the police or ask the duty manager to do so. Our company will also involve the police if a harasser stalks, assaults or verbally/physically threatens one of our employees.
If harassment continues after any intervention The Stand makes or if an act or contractor ignores our report, we will dissolve our contract with this act or contractor.
If you want to discuss any of the above, please get in touch with the person booking you in.
