Sexual Harassment
Training Program

Sexual harassment continues to be serious problem within many Australian workplaces.

Negative and unsafe workplace behaviours can have devastating effects on individuals and organisations. We are seeing more workplace bullying and harassment complaints, investigations and claims than ever. Being proactive and working to prevent these negative behaviours is essential.

Raising awareness and educating organisations and individuals about sexual harassment and discrimination is an important mechanism to communicate that these negative workplaces are against the law and will not be tolerated at work. Effective training also provides real practical advice on how to raise, deal and manage concerns effectively.

This 2-hour interactive foundation course provides attendees with clear definitions and explanations about sexual harassment. The course also provides guidance on what individuals and organisations should be doing if there is a concern. This course covers all the important information every worker needs to know about sexual harassment.

The course content/time length is flexible and can be aligned to your organisation’s policies and procedures and be tailored to ensure it covers any concerns your organisation may be facing.

Course Information

Course Objectives

Raise awareness and understanding about the nature & risks of workplace sexual harassment
Give practical guidance on what to do if there is a concern
Drive and promote a positive & safe workplace culture
Clarify the relevant legal (and other) obligations and potential risks/penalties (including personal liability)

Duration

2 hours (recommended)

Course Topics

Introductory Trivia (optional)
Sexual harassment in the workplace in 2017 – what it is… what it isn’t
Types of sexual harassment
The connection between work and out-of-hours behaviour
“Reasonable Management Action”
The important link to work, health & safety & bullying
The costs & consequences (personal/organisational)
Key legal responsibilities, obligations and potential penalties (personal/organisational)
Fair Work Act “Stop Bullying orders” (if applicable)
Social media & cyber-sexual harassment
Insight into recent Australian cases & investigations
Importance of being proactive to prevent sexual harassment
Basics: Making & receiving complaints
Basics: Investigating & managing complaints
Bystanders – advice on what to do
Practical tips

Presenters

This course is presented in plain English by lead facilitators who are legally trained with a background in workplace relations and safety law and HR.

Our facilitators have considerable experience dealing with real cases, investigations and legal matters involving bullying and harassment in the workplace – we understand the risks and share our insight with course attendees.

In-House

Our in-house training service provides you with a flexible and cost-effective approach to learning where we bring our experts to you, minimising time away from the workplace. We can also arrange training sessions off-site if that is preferred.

Cost & Bookings

Please contact us for more information on this course or if you would like to make a booking.

Course prices start from $1890 (+ GST) for a 2-hour program with up to 40 attendees. The price of the course will depend on the number of attendees to be trained, the length of the session required and whether any course tailoring is required.

Discounts are available for multiple bookings and larger groups.

Our training programs are flexible, we also offer shorter Workshop sessions of 1.5 or 2 hours starting at $1450 (+ GST).

We conduct our sessions Australia-wide. Reasonable travel costs will apply to areas to courses conducted outside the Sydney Area.

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