As employers look ahead and plan for the rest of 2017, one of the most significant challenges they’ll have to address is workplace harassment.

There are multiple factors driving rapid changes in the workplace, creating new questions about what is and is not appropriate behavior. Changes in technology and always-on connectivity have altered what people feel can be best left outside the workplace and what’s allowed to enter. In the United States and around the world, an increasingly diverse workforce is introducing cultural practices that may not be easy to understand or respond to. While all major elections impact communities, the 2016 U.S. election was particularly contentious, resulting in greater than normal turbulence in the workplace. In response to this, employers must evaluate how they respond to harassment that occurs in the workplace and make changes to manage it more effectively.

Co-published with Bloomberg BNA.