The phrase "unwelcome conduct" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe any behavior that is considered inappropriate or offensive. For example, "The employee was reprimanded for engaging in unwelcome conduct at the workplace."
At Harvard, sexual harassment is "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including verbal conduct that is "sufficiently persistent, pervasive, or severe" so as to create a "hostile environment".
That policy defined intolerance as "unwelcome conduct" motivated by hate or discrimination, but did not address particular groups as targets, according to the Associated Press.
Even when both parties have consented at the outset to a sexual or romantic involvement, this past consent does not remove grounds for a charge based upon subsequent unwelcome conduct.
Conversely, if all forms of unwelcome conduct are met with termination, people may be more reluctant to report it because they don't want to get a coworker fired; they just want the misconduct to stop.
A settlement agreement earlier this year between the Departments of Justice and Education and the University of Montana defined sexual harassment as "any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including "verbal conduct" (read: speech) for the purposes of allegedly encouraging reporting on cases of suspected sexual harassment.
In the last five years, as the government has worked to crack down on sexual assault on campus, it has broadened the definition of sexual harassment to "any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature" and eliminated a protection that such conduct had to be offensive to a reasonable person.
A letter signed by Mr. Silver described "pervasive unwelcome verbal conduct" and said that Mr. Lopez had verbally harassed, groped and kissed two of his staff members without their consent.
The letter described "pervasive unwelcome verbal conduct" and found that Mr. Lopez verbally harassed, groped and kissed two of his staff members without their consent.
"There were multiple incidents of unwelcome physical conduct toward one complainant, wherein you put your hand on her leg, she removed your hand, and you then put your hand between her upper thighs, putting your hand as far up between her legs as you could go," he wrote.
"There were multiple incidents of unwelcome physical conduct toward one complainant, wherein you put your hand on her leg, she removed your hand, and you then put your hand between her upper thighs, putting your hand as far up between her legs as you could go," Mr. Silver wrote, describing the committee's findings.
He also said, "There was pervasive unwelcome verbal conduct by you toward both complainants from early June 2012 until the time they made complaints of sexual harassment in mid-July 2012, including repeated comments about their physical appearance, their bodies, their attire, and their private relationships".
