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Preventing Workplace Harassment Series
Prevent and address workplace harassment in your organizationPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 19 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 5 chapters · 19 Lessons · 1h 4m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
Every workplace has different standards of professional conduct, but all employees need to feel safe and valued in order to support the greater structure of the organization. In this course, you will learn both how to identify the many forms of workplace harassment and how to prevent and address this problematic behavior.
This course will explore what harassment looks like in the workplace, what you can do to protect your workers from harm, and how to prevent your company from entering into legal disputes. You will learn how to promote a culture of openness, empathy, and compassion to support marginalized groups. You will also learn how to establish an effective reporting system, conduct a formal investigation, and enforce the appropriate consequences for offenders. With this knowledge, you will be able to implement inclusive policies that support all employees in their professional journey.
What You'll Learn
- Identify the many forms of workplace harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, offensive speech, and microaggressions
- Recognize how power and workplace culture contribute to harassment
- Apply empathy and compassion to prevent harassment and support marginalized groups
- Assess risk factors for harassment within your company
- Establish a harassment policy and identify disrespectful behaviors
- Set up a reporting system, provide resources, and investigate harassment reports
Key Takeaways
- Every workplace has different standards of professional conduct, but all employees need to feel safe and valued to support the greater structure of the organization.
- Harassment takes many forms, including sexual harassment, discrimination, offensive speech, and microaggressions.
- Preventing harassment requires inclusiveness, openness, civility, empathy, and compassion, along with fostering discussion and encouraging voices.
- Identifying risk factors and establishing a harassment policy help protect workers and prevent the company from entering legal disputes.
- An effective reporting system, formal investigation, and appropriate consequences for offenders are essential to addressing harassment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is for employees and those responsible for protecting workers and shaping workplace conduct, helping them keep all employees feeling safe and valued while supporting marginalized groups.
What does this course cover?
It explores what harassment looks like in the workplace, including sexual harassment, discrimination, offensive speech, and microaggressions, plus power and workplace culture, prevention through inclusiveness, assessing harassment risk, establishing a harassment policy, and setting up a reporting system and investigating reports.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will build skills in hostile work environment awareness, preventive labor relations, sexual harassment awareness, workplace relationships, workplace safety, and workplace violence prevention and response.
How will this course help prevent legal disputes?
By teaching you to identify and address harassment, protect workers from harm, establish a harassment policy, and implement inclusive policies, the course helps prevent your company from entering into legal disputes.
How is the course structured?
The course is a series of lessons that moves from an introduction and defining harassment through prevention and inclusiveness, risk assessment, policy and reporting, with knowledge checks along the way and a concluding lesson.
