Workplace Harassment & Anti-Bullying
Encourage a Positive Workplace Culture
Diversity at Work’s group sensitivity training about harassment and bullying is second to none. Why? We take a holistic approach beyond outlining relevant legislation and, examine the effects on victims, offenders, bystanders, and the organization. The facilitator shares her firsthand account as a victim of workplace bullying and harassment as well as what she has learned from working 1:1 with bullies and harassers for the past 20 years. You’ll gain new insights into the complexities. Whether your workplace is currently experiencing incidents of bullying and harassment or you want to be proactive, you’ll find our approach refreshing and memorable.
Workplaces that value respect don’t wait for incidents; they cultivate inclusive cultures where employees feel they can thrive and do their best work. One way they do this is through training that reminds employees about their obligations and the importance of working collaboratively.
Our training centers on creating a positive workplace, emphasizing personal responsibility, empathy, and strategies for addressing bullying and harassing behaviours.
Are you looking for help for one employee? Learn more about our Sensitivity/Empathy training.
Prevent Bullying In The Workplace
Preventing workplace bullying and harassment is everyone’s responsibility. Through self-reflection/assessment exercises, participants will learn about different forms of bullying and be asked to take an inventory of the tactics they tend to use or witness. This is a powerful exercise as some participants do not realize they may be contributing to a toxic environment in the workplace.
At the end of the training, participants will:
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Understand the relevant organizational and government legislation that protects workers from workplace bullying, violence and harassment.
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How to identify different types of bullying and harassment.
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The characteristics of eight different kinds of bullies.
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The differences between bullying and harassment.
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Know what to do if they witness bullying or are a victim of workplace violence.
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Receive coping skills for those who are bullied in the workplace.
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Know the costs of workplace violence and harassment on the offender, victim, bystanders and organization.
Understanding and Preventing a Toxic Work Environment
In a group exercise, the facilitator asks participants to brainstorm suggestions for communicating and relating in the workplace. The facilitator then generates a list of recommendations for the management teams. This is an empowering session in which participants can make recommendations on improving communication in their workplace. Toxic work environments cannot thrive when there is good communication.
Effects of Workplace Harassment
Through video and group discussions and storytelling, participants will get a well-rounded overview of the effects of workplace bullying, violence and harassment on victims, offenders, bystanders and the organization. Participants will come to understand the far-reaching impacts of a single instance of workplace harassment.
Legal Obligations
Employers are legally responsible for providing a safe working environment free from harassment. Small businesses, non-profits and all government organizations are mandated by law to provide proactive training. Diversity at Work customizes your training to reflect your workplace policies, federal or provincial laws as applicable. We provide both C-65 training for federally regulated employees and provincially mandated training.
TESTIMONIAL
We were eager to bring back in-person training, and Evelina was recommended. Evelina has delivered three c-65/Respectful workplace training sessions thus far, and we look forward to inviting Evelina back. Workplace #bullying #harassment is not an easy topic to deliver. Participants were highly engaged in the story-telling, discussions and group work and left understanding their roles and responsibilities around monitoring their behaviour and not being bystanders. Evelina was easy to work with and sought our input into the training. Evelina delivered a very moving, memorable training, reflecting on her experiences of being bullied in the workplace and sharing the stories of others. Evelina provided the training in such a way that participants walked away with more than having learned about legislation, strategies, and process. #teambuilding
Kylene Jordanna Kanerva,, Human Resources Generalist Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation