ARTICLE 5 - DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT

5.01 Discrimination

There shall be no discrimination by the Employer or its representatives or the Union or employees, against any employee or employees in any manner whatsoever because of race, colour, creed, sex, age, marital status, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, place of residence, ancestry, place of origin, or lawful union activities consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

5.02 a) Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment represents an unwarranted intrusion upon an employee's basic rights, dignity and personal integrity.

b) Personal Harassment

Personal harassment is any personally-oriented practice inconsistent with the proper functioning of the workplace that undermines an employee's health or job performance, or endangers an employee's employment status or potential.

Every employee has the right to be free from sexual or personal harassment and from any reprisal or threat of reprisal for the rejection of such behaviour. The parties agree to jointly co-operate to ensure that allegations of harassment are effectively dealt with and to ensure those who make such allegations in good faith are able to do so without fear of reprisal.

5.03 Grievances

An employee shall have the right to file a grievance alleging that an incident of sexual or personal harassment has occurred. Such grievances will be initiated at Step 2 of the grievance procedure.