According to the Office for National Statistics, 1 in 5 UK workers experience sexual harassment in the workplace. The effects of sexual harassment in the workplace can be detrimental to both the business and employee. Business productivity is reduced. Employee’s mental health is harmed creating long lasting impacts that goes far beyond the workplace. This course is designed to help employers identify, manage and support employees through a sexual harassment complaint as well as introducing preventive steps to ensure such poor behaviour doesn’t happen again. Eventually, the manager will embed a culture where sexual harassment does not happen.
In October 2024, the Worker Protection Act will come into force. This legislation will place onus on the employer to protect employees from sexual harassment in the workplace. Whilst guidance is set to be released, training employees is a good place to start.
Who should attend?
This course is suitable suitable for line managers, senior managers, directors, HR professionals and those responsible for maintaining a duty of care for employees. Understand how to embed an anti sexual harassment culture and manage complaints should they arise.
Course Content
Module 1 -
What is harassment?
Module 2 -
Understanding sexual harassment; building an awareness of perpetrator behaviours and signs in victims
Module 3 -
Sexual harassment and the law for employers
Module 4 -
Policies and procedures that protect employees and employers
Module 5 -
Implementing an anti sexual harassment culture
| Benefits to the Business | Benefits to the Delegate |
| Promote a sexual harassment free culture | Know what you should and shouldn’t do |
| Create safe environment with zero tolerance to sexual harassment | Be confident in identifying and managing sexual harassment complaints |
| Build a confident team of managers who can prevent escalation of issues | Have an awareness of obvious and subtle sexual harassment behaviours |
| Prevent financial and legal risk to business with a clear understanding of sexual harassment | Contribute to a safe working environment with proper policy and procedure |
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