Anti-Harassment Workshop for Leaders & Managers
Course Introduction
When it comes to taking tangible steps to prevent and root out harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace, the stakes have never been higher. Failure to create a safe, respectful, fair and inclusive working environment opens significant talent, legal and reputational risks to organisations.
As employers prepare for the Worker Protection (Amendment of the Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 to come into force in October 2024, ensuring all staff are trained on how to spot and tackle harassment and sexual harassment, and how to prevent it in the first place, is a business imperative.
What will participants learn?
This 90-minute workshop is relevant to leaders and managers, and complements Inclusive Group’s all-colleague anti-harassment workshop.
Please note, this workshop focuses on UK employment legislation and is most suitable to UK audiences.
Key Objectives
Participants will:
Understand relevant employment legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Worker Protection Act 2023
Explore the factors and dynamics that enable harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace
Understand how harassment and sexual harassment show up in the workplace
Consider the impact of, and risks posed by, workplace micro-aggressions and misogyny
Understand the importance of bystander intervention and how to remove barriers to speaking up
Agree the role leaders and managers must play to prevent and tackle harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace
Content
Workplace harassment and Sexual Harassment: the legal backdrop
The conditions that allow harassment and sexual harassment to go unchecked and unchallenged:
â–ªPower dynamics, impunity and the fear of speaking up
â–ªBias, stereotypes and assumptions
â–ªUnhealthy and toxic team cultures
Our role as leaders, case study 1: The social event
Our role as leaders, case study 2: Misogyny and microaggressions
Bystander intervention: Creating the conditions for staff to speak up
Bystander intervention: Complaint handling and managing difficult conversations
The 5 D’s model for speaking up
Commitments and taking the learning forward: our responsibility as leaders and managers
Working with
Inclusive Group
Inclusive Group will work with you to understand the context for your workshop. This involves a 1-hour discovery call where we explore:
The background and ‘cultural norms’ of this topic in your organisation
An overview of the participant group(s)
Scenarios or examples relevant to your organisation that we can use during the workshop
Anything else pertaining to the successful delivery of the workshop
Details
Virtual delivery via Inclusive Group Zoom or your own platform
In-person delivery at your office or offsite venue (travel expenses will apply)
Suitable for up to 25 participants
​Customisation of workshop content is available (design fee will apply)
Please contact us to discuss how this workshop will complement your current EDI activity
Follow-Up
Talk to us about our additional learning tools, such as nudges, videos and podcasts, to deepen and extend your participants’ understanding and application of this topic.