"The Way Forward"

Harassment & Bullying In The Workplace

Employers have a legal duty to protect their employees from being harassed or bullied. Harassment & bullying in the workplace is an issue that can cause severe distress both to individuals and teams. It can also adversely affect key performance indicators, such as absence levels, turnover, productivity, quality etc. It is vitally important that managerial / supervisory staff are able to identify when harassment & bullying is taking place, and how to deal with such issues. All people with managerial / supervisory responsibility for other people will benefit from attending this course

1. COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course trainees will be able to:

• Manage and develop employees in accordance with current employment law
• Respond appropriately to harassment and bullying in the workplace

2. CONTENT

• Defining harassment and bullying
• Identifying at work
• Types of
• The effects on the employment relationship
• Implications and consequences
• Procedural aspects of handling harassment and bullying
• Case study
• Q & A
  

3. TARGET GROUP

• All employees with responsibility for managing and developing others

4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS / PRE-REQUISITE COURSES

• There are no pre-requisites for this course

5. DURATION & TIMES

• 4 hours
• By prior arrangement

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Assessment is by
  • Pre and post testing (if requested)
  • A case study
  • Individual feedback (if requested)