One kind of sexual harassment – quid pro quo (“this for that”) – refers to workplace situations in which an employee or job applicant's submission to or rejection of sexual advances or conduct of a sexual nature is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting that individual. Examples of this type of harassment can include:
- A supervisor requesting sexual favors as a condition for hiring, promotion, advancement, or opportunities
- A manager threatening to terminate, transfer, demote, or otherwise adversely affect an employee’s work life if sexual favors are not given or continued
- A supervisor promising or giving an employee a raise or promotion because of real or expected sexual favors
- A director giving an employee a favorable assignment or a spot at the annual convention in Hawaii, with the expectation that the employee will repay the favorable assignment with sexual favors
