Right, sure, strictly speaking - what's important isn't the legal relationship between the individuals involved and the employer. You could be two employees of separate independent contractors working on the same site, you could be two partners in a business, you could be an employee of a proprietorship being harassed by the owner. It also does apply outside the workplace in other areas particularly where a power imbalance can arise - for example, a student and a teacher, or a landlord and a tenant.
This is an instructive link:
http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/...harassment.asp
Quote:
Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual behaviour that adversely affects, or threatens to affect, directly or indirectly, a person's job security, working conditions or prospects for promotion or earnings; or prevents a person from getting a job, living accommodations or any kind of public service.
Sexual harassment is usually an attempt by one person to exert power over another person. It can be perpetrated by a supervisor, a co-worker, a landlord or a service provider.
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