Case Study # 3 Details Value of this Case Study = 5% of your final course mark Scenario: Joseph is a 64-year-old worker in the production area of the General Widget Company. He has been working in manufacturing for over 40 years and is considering retirement. While he is a conscientious worker, always arriving on time and working steady at his workstation, he knows that he is not as fast in his work as he used to be. This can be frustrating for his supervisor, who can be very demanding with all of the production workers to meet production numbers. One afternoon, while at work, Josephs supervisor passed by Joseph at his workstation. It was obvious to the supervisor that Joseph was going to underproduce the number of widget upper assemblies required for the day. Visibly angry, the supervisor blurted out in a loud voice to Joseph, "You are a slow old man that should know when to retire!. The supervisor left the work area, leaving Joseph visibly upset. A short while later, the supervisor returned but this time apologized to Joseph, explaining that he was under a lot of pressure to maintain production numbers for a big sales order for an important client. Despite the apology, Joseph believed that he was harassed, but did not know what to do about it. He spoke with his worker Health & Safety Rep who advised Joseph to go to the Human Resources department and report what happened to him. Case Study # 3 Your Answers To complete this case study, answer the three questions below in your own words. Please avoid a simple "yes" or "no" answer! You must explain each answer that you give, including the appropriate part of the ACT that may support your answer. Questions: 1. Does Joseph have the legal right to report to General Widget Companys Human Resources (HR) department that he was harassed? ANSWER: 2. If the Human Resources (HR) department does not agree that Josephs complaint about his supervisor is harassment, does an investigation take place? ANSWER: 3. Is the verbal action of the supervisor workplace harassment? ANSWER: 4. Is there anything else that you would advise the company to do about this situation? ANSWER: