But just because it’s sex doesn’t mean it’s harassment. I worked in a company where the CEO eventually married one of the employees. It was an open secret that they were an item, they kept it professional around the office but we were a pretty tight nit company so we knew a lot about each others’ non-office life. And he never gave her special treatment on the job, so nobody cared.
It’s not enough to prove sex, the HARASSMENT part is where it becomes illegal.
True, but unfortunately, it's a truth without a distinction.
In sexual harassment cases, it's not harassment until someone complains.... and in virtually every case, (and in way more cases than it actually occurs) someone complains.
Remember in CRA 1991 cases, all that has to happen is for a plaintiff to be able to elucidate a "feeling" they had/have. A plaintiff saying she (or he) "felt" they would not get promoted unless they did the "Dance With No Steps" is enough to get them into court.
Some of the most bawdy sex jokes or personal genitalia descriptions are spoken in the ladies room, but let a male boss say one thing, and it's summons time
Regarding complaints. In incidents such as yours, everyone ends up happy and there are often no complaints. But it's like illegal investment schemes. It can be illegal as hell, but if everyone is making 3% a month, no one complains!
I'm thinking of Microsoft Bob.