Dignity at Work - Bullying and Harassment Awareness

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The Programme

The Dignity at Work - Bullying and Harassment Awareness workshop is designed for managers to ensure all employees feel respected in their workplace (regardless of whether they are working in the office, remotely or a combination of both).  Managers need to be cognisant of their legal and ethical responsibilities in accordance with their Dignity at Work Policy.

Bullying and harassment take many forms and the effects are wide reaching.  In addition to the possibility of costly legal actions, it causes stress and anxiety to those involved, increases absenteeism, lowers levels of performance and can significantly undermine organisational, team and employee morale.  This programme will enable those with responsibility for staff welfare to address this potentially damaging workplace issue.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Dignity at Work - Bullying and Harassment Awareness workshop, participants will have:

• A deeper understanding of the nature and causes of bullying and harassment;
• An understanding of the effects of bullying and harassment at both individual, team and organisational levels;
• Knowledge of how allegations of bullying are dealt with in accordance with the DAW policy;
• An awareness of the legal and policy related obligations that managers and organisations are expected to adhere to.  These obligations will ensure staff feel included, respected and valued by their colleagues, the managers and the organisation whether they are working face to face, or remotely or a blend of both;
• An appreciation of the interventions by which they can ensure that inappropriate behaviour does not escalate and is appropriately addressed and managed.

Course Content

During the Dignity at Work - Bullying and Harassment Awareness Workshop there will be a focus on:

• Definitions of bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment) according to the legislation;
• An understanding of the nature and causes of disrespectful behaviour in the workplace and the impact they have on all parties;
• An understanding of the effects of bullying behaviour at both individual, team and organisational levels;
• Knowledge of how complaints of bullying and/or harassment are managed by an organisation from initial disclosure through to final decision;
• Working to resolve issues using proven collaborative conflict resolution methods e.g. mediation 
• Appreciation of the role and function of Dignity at Work (DAW) policies, their purpose and their function.

Other Information

This workshop can also be delivered in-house for clients in an online workshop format or face-to-face with participants where appropriate safety measures and social distancing arrangements have been put in place.

For further details of how this workshop can be delivered for your organisation please contact Maébh O’Connor – moconnor@ipa.ie

Course Leader

The workshop will be facilitated by a HRM Specialist from the Institute’s Human Resource Training & Consultancy Unit with extensive experience in the design and delivery of a broad range of HRM training interventions.