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The University has initiated the final round of feedback on the revised Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Procedure.
The policy and its procedures were initially up for review from Dec. 14 to Jan. 29. The Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Procedure Consultation Working Group and the University’s Senior Leadership Team reviewed this feedback from Feb. 8 to 12.
While the policy was last revised in 2000, Queen’s introduced an interim workplace policy in 2016. The current proposed policy is intended to replace both.
According to Lon Knox, university secretary and chair of the policy working group, the consultation process has been “very successful.”
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Queen’s Senate gathered Tuesday on Zoom to discuss the Harassment and Discrimination Policy, the Conversation, and the ongoing search for leadership roles at the University.
Lon Knox, University secretary and chair of the working group, was available to provide an update on the draft Harassment and Discrimination Policy. The policy seeks to replace two policies the current policy, last revised in 2000, and the interim workplace policy, established in 2016 with one holistic policy.
According to Knox, one of the main changes being made to the policy is the distinction between the intake process to gather complaints and the investigative process, which examines and addresses complaints.
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The University is looking for feedback from the campus community on the policy proposed to deal with harassment and discrimination.
The current policy was last revised in 2000, however, the University introduced an interim policy in 2016. In 2018, the Harassment and Discrimination Policy and Procedure Consultation Working Group was established to create a comprehensive policy.
The consultation process will result in an updated policy outlining what harassment and discrimination is and how it should be dealt with at Queen’s.
“Queen’s values the input and feedback of everyone in our community,” Lon Knox, University secretary and chair of the working group, wrote in a statement to