Harassment Prevention Training...
It Matters!
Harassment prevention training is not only a legal obligation but also a strategic investment for organizations. By providing effective and regular harassment prevention training to all employees and managers, organizations can create a more respectful, inclusive, and professional workplace that benefits everyone.
Harassment Prevention Training: Why It Matters for Your Organization
Harassment is a form of discrimination that violates federal and state laws, as well as the dignity and rights of individuals. Harassment can create a hostile, intimidating, or offensive work environment that affects the well-being, productivity, and performance of employees and managers. Harassment can also expose an organization to legal liability, reputational damage, and financial losses.
What's all this mean? It's crucial for organizations to provide effective and regular harassment prevention training to all employees and managers.
Inappropriate Texting
Do your employees know the difference between unprofessional and illegal behavior and sexual harassment? Do they know how to handle borderline situations involving themselves or their coworkers?
This clip is called Sexting...
part of the video program ENOUGH!™ Sexual Harassment Situations for Discussion
Harassment prevention training can help organizations achieve the following benefits:
Raises awareness and understanding of what constitutes harassment, how to prevent it, and how to respond to it. Harassment prevention training can educate employees and managers on the legal definition of harassment, the different types of harassment (such as sexual, racial, religious, disability, etc.), the impact of harassment on individuals and the organization, the rights and responsibilities of employees and managers, and the policies and procedures for reporting and resolving harassment complaints.
Fosters a culture of respect, inclusion, and professionalism in the workplace. Harassment prevention training can help employees and managers develop positive attitudes and behaviors that promote a respectful, inclusive, and professional work environment. Harassment prevention training can also help employees and managers recognize and appreciate the diversity of their colleagues, customers, and stakeholders, and avoid stereotypes, biases, and prejudices that can lead to harassment.
Reduces the risk of harassment incidents and legal claims. Harassment prevention training can help employees and managers prevent harassment from occurring or escalating by providing them with practical skills and strategies to identify, address, and stop inappropriate or unlawful conduct. Harassment prevention training can also help employees and managers comply with the relevant laws and regulations, as well as the organization's policies and procedures, regarding harassment. By reducing the occurrence and severity of harassment incidents, harassment prevention training can also reduce the potential legal claims and costs that may arise from such incidents.
Enhances employee engagement and retention. Harassment prevention training can help employees and managers feel valued, supported, and empowered in their work. Harassment prevention training can also help employees and managers build trust, communication, collaboration, and morale among themselves and with the organization. By improving employee engagement and retention, harassment prevention training can also improve organizational performance and outcomes.
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According to the EEOC, one of the promising practices for preventing harassment is to provide regular, interactive training tailored to the audience and the organization.
Best practices for delivering effective harassment prevention training include:
- Setting clear goals and objectives for the training.
- Aligning the training content with the organization's mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, culture, industry, etc.
- Using relevant examples, scenarios, case studies, exercises, quizzes, etc., to illustrate the concepts and skills.
- Encouraging active participation and feedback from the trainees.
- Providing opportunities for reflection, discussion, application, evaluation, etc., during and after the training.
- Reinforcing the key messages and learnings from the training through follow-up activities, resources, support systems, etc.
- Updating and revising the training content regularly to reflect changes in laws, regulations, policies, procedures, best practices, etc.
- Measuring and reporting the effectiveness and impact of the training on individual and organizational outcomes.
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