Object and Assets Protected by the Law

The Preventive and Corrective Purpose of the Rule

Workplace harassment legislation was not designed solely as a punitive instrument to punish aggressors, but its fundamental spirit is preventive and corrective.

The primary objective is to create a legal framework that obliges organizations to establish monitoring and control mechanisms to prevent hostile behavior from appearing or flourishing.

The law seeks to intervene before the damage is irreparable, promoting conciliation and correction of deviant behavior.

It is about moving from a reactive culture (acting when there is a demand) to a preventive culture that guarantees dignified and fair conditions for all workers, regardless of their hierarchy.

Human Dignity as a Central Axis

The most important legal right protected in this regulation is human dignity.

In the labor context, this means that contractual subordination does not imply personal submission or the waiver of fundamental rights.

The law protects the individual's physical and moral integrity, privacy and honor against any degrading treatment.

No corporate goal, economic urgency or hierarchical authority is above the inalienable right to be treated with respect.

The standard establishes a clear barrier: the employment contract buys time and talent, not the psychological integrity of the individual.

The Protection of the Work Environment and Mental Health

In addition to protecting the individual, the law aims to protect the "work environment" as a collective good.

It is recognized that harmony among those who share a work environment is essential for mental health and productivity.

Therefore, the law protects mental health, understood not only as the absence of illness, but also as a state of emotional and social well-being.

A toxic environment, fraught with fear or intimidation, is considered a breach of occupational health and safety obligations, equating psychosocial risk to any other physical industrial risk that must be managed and mitigated.

Summary

Harassment legislation has a preventive and corrective spirit, obliging organizations to monitor and control hostile behavior before the damage is irreparable.

The central legal asset is human dignity, protecting the moral integrity of the worker and establishing that the labor contract does not imply a waiver of personal respect.

The law protects the work environment and collective mental health, equating psychosocial risk to physical risks that must be managed to ensure well-being.