All employers must know how to defend themselves against harassment charges, even though no one likes to be accused. Employers must be prepared to conduct effective and legal harassment investigations from the start.
Employers must define harassment as unacceptable conduct by a manager, coworker, group of coworkers, vendor, or customer that mocks, demeans, puts down, disparages, or ridicules an employee. Violence, threats, and intimidation are serious harassment and bullying. Ongoing harassment can involve inappropriate comments, name-calling, nicknames, laptop pornography, and unpleasant photos or artifacts. Interfering with an employee's work is also harassment.
The bad work atmosphere caused by harassment can also affect non-targeted employees. This is a hostile workplace. Workplace harassment can also lead to discrimination and retaliation claims.
Employers typically neglect investigating harassment accusations and taking immediate and proper action. Employers must establish a system to examine and resolve workplace complaints to avoid discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuits.
Course Objectives/Outline:
Why Should You Attend:
Participants will acquire the necessary knowledge to identify instances of harassment in their workplace and carry out investigations with confidence and effectiveness. This will involve tasks such as gathering information, conducting interviews, and preparing reports.
Who Will Benefit:
Diane L. Dee, the founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC, is a senior HR expert with over 30 years of experience. Diane has substantial HR advising, training, and administration expertise in corporate, government, consultancy, and pro bono settings.
Diane started Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane's guidance, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions to small to mid-sized public and private businesses across the country. Diane also creates and delivers webinars on a wide range of HR compliance and administrative issues for several training firms across the country. Diane has also written HR compliance white papers and e-books.
Diane graduated from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations with a Master Certificate in Human Resources. She is also SPHR, SHRM-SCP, and CPC certified. National Association of Women Business Owners and Society for Human Resource Management member Diane. Diane also volunteers with the Taproot Foundation to help non-profits integrate HR goals with corporate plans.
