Rules for Preventing Sexual Harassment

General
The Law for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment was enacted in 1998 with the goal of protecting human dignity, freedom and privacy while promoting equality between genders. The Weizmann Institute's administration attaches utmost significance to providing a proper working and learning environment that protects the dignity of all people within the Institute's walls. Sexual harassment is a severe disciplinary offence, a criminal offence and a cause for damages claims against the harasser, and the Institute's administration takes a strict stand on any occurrence of sexual harassment or unfair treatment stemming from sexual harassment. In line with the instructions outlined in the law, the Institute has adopted regulations specifying the procedures for filing and handling complaints concerning sexual harassment and unfair treatment stemming from sexual harassment.

Purpose of these Rules

The purpose of these rules is threefold:
1.	To publicize the main provisions of the Law, and to establish both sexual harassment and maltreatment, in the framework of labor relations or in conjunction therewith, as disciplinary offences.
2.	To establish the method for filing complaints of sexual harassment or maltreatment and the method of establishing the facts concerning the complaint.
3.	To determine the steps to be taken in the matter of the complaint, for rectifying the injustice caused to the complainant, the ways and means for dealing with the offender, and the steps to be taken in order to prevent recurrence of a similar nature in the future.

Commissioner of Complaints
In line with the instructions outlined in the law, the Institute has adopted regulations specifying the procedures for filing and handling complaints concerning sexual harassment and unfair treatment stemming from sexual harassment. Adv. lIana Eyal of the Institute's Legal Counsel's office has been appointed by the Institute President to serve as the Commissioner for Sexual Harassment Complaints. The Institute's administration has explicitly instructed the Commissioner to conduct an immediate and thorough inquiry into any complaint she receives. The conclusions of each inquiry are reported to the Institute's administration, which recognizes the importance of the matter and is committed to applying appropriate and impartial measures in all cases of sexual harassment. Any employee who has been sexually harassed is requested, immediately and without hesitation, to contact Adv. Ilana Eyal, the Commissioner for Sexual Harassment Complaints at:

The Commissioner of Complaints is authorized:
1.	To receive complaints and reports of forbidden acts as aforesaid.
2.	To ascertain, in any way he/she deems fit, the basis of such complaints and reports.
3.	To conduct an inquiry in order to ascertain the facts surrounding the complaints and reports.
4.	To submit the complaint and/or the findings of the inquiry to disciplinary procedures.
5.	To direct, at any stage, that appropriate intermediate measures be administered at any time as long as the inquiry or the disciplinary procedures regarding the complaint are not yet concluded. Intermediate measures may include, for example: referral of the employee to another unit or position, or the marking of exams or assignments by another lecturer.

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