Respect And Fair Treatment In The Workplace

By Mark Putnam / January 24, 2022

$ 29

2 hours
All Employees
Level 1 - Ethics Fundamentals

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What You’ll Learn…

Know how to approach and solve various kinds of ethical dilemmas using specific ethical tests and problem-solving strategies.
Understand the moral and ethical principles behind respect and fair treatment.
Identify the key components of a harassment policy.
Define diversity and identify the kinds of diversity in the workplace.
Learn what the law says about discrimination in the workplace.
Know the difference between assimilation, acculturation, and multiculturalism.
Learn strategies to resolve cultural conflict and build harmony in the workplace.
Know the various forms of harassment.
Identify the kinds of sexual harassment and their degrees of severity.
Know the Reasonable Person Standard
Learn strategies to avoid and deal with sexual harassment.
Understand the parameters and issues surrounding jokes, innuendos, and banter at work.
Identify bullying behavior.
Learn strategies to avoid and deal with workplace bullying.
Learn proactive strategies to prevent harassment and bullying.
Learn how to report harassment and discrimination incidents and how to get help.

Course Outline

Part 1: Respect and Ethics Basics

A fair and equitable workplace
What is respect?
The basics of respect
Treating people right
Your professional perspective
Ethical tests
Character connection

Part 2: Workplace Diversity

What is diversity?
Kinds of diversity
Goals of diversity
Assimilation, acculturation, and multiculturalism
What do we do about diversity?
What the law says about discrimination
A company’s responsibility
Advantages of diversity in the workplace
Diversity as an asset
Profitability case for diversity
Six ways you can promote harmony at work
Challenges to diversity programs
Challenges from society and individuals
Resolving cultural conflicts

Part 3: Harassment Policies

Discrimination and harassment policy

Part 4: Workplace Harassment

What the law says about harassment
Facts about harassment
A harassment policy
Forms of harassment

Part 5: Sexual Harassment

What is sexual harassment?
Characteristics of sexual harassment
Facts about sexual harassment
Quid pro quo harassment
Hostile work environment
Examples of hostile work environment
Verbal sexual harassment behaviors
Nonverbal sexual harassment behaviors
Physical sexual harassment behaviors
Degrees of sexual harassment
What to do about sexual harassment: the target/victim
What to do about sexual harassment: avoidance tips
What to do about sexual harassment: the harasser
What to do about sexual harassment: the observer

Part 6: Non-sexual Bullying

The cost of harassment: the victim
The cost of harassment: the harasser
The cost of harassment: the organization
Jokes, innuendos, and banter
Cautions with banter
Bullying
Examples of obvious workplace bullying
Examples of subtle workplace bullying
Bullying or not?
Effects of bullying on the individual
Effects of bullying on the workplace
What to do about bullying
Proactive company strategies
General tips

Part 7: Reporting

Myths about coming forward
Who and where to report
Reporting tips
Being courageous

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