In this scenario Sarah an employee at ABC corporation is speaking with the HR manager to discuss a concern. Lets listen in. Do you have a minute? Sure. Thanks for making time for me. Not a problem Sarah, how are you? Not so good actually. Really, Whats up? Well I don't want to get anyone in trouble but there is something going on in my department that's making me uncomfortable. Im sorry to hear your uncomfortable are you able to share a little more about whats going on? Well it's a little embarrassing and I want to make sure that what we talk about remains confidential. Before Sarah says anything else. What should the Hr manager inform her of? in text citations and references

Sarah, thank you for feeling comfortable coming to speak with me about this issue. Harassment is something I take very seriously at ABC Company, and it will absolutely not be tolerated. I want to take some time to explain the policies laid out in our handbook, confidentiality will be very important here, but I cannot guarantee confidentiality due to the nature of harassment (Valentine, 2020, p. 88). What that means is that I will be taking partners with my executive leadership team on how to best follow up with the accused party. What I can offer you is discretion and assistance with this sexual harassment concern. I also want to emphasize that we at ABC Company have a very strict zero-tolerance policy on retaliation. Once we follow up with the accused party, if you feel retaliated against, please follow up with me and I will take appropriate steps to protect you in this situation. I want you to also be confident that once you feel comfortable sharing the details with me that I will be taking the appropriate steps of either corrective actions or solutions. You will not know the specifics of my conversation with this person but understand that I will be moving forward with whatever steps the company and my executive leadership team deems necessary. We are committed to protecting our team and harassment should never be experienced in the workplace. Again, I intend to do everything necessary to right the wrong of this situation. I hope you feel comfortable sharing your experience with me, I cannot promise confidentiality since I will need to take partners with my manager to best align with company policy and do everything in my power to protect you.

Do you agree with my response why or why not?