In our Sexual Harassment Awareness training seminars your employees will learn and apply the important skills of handling sexual harassment issues and complaints. This hands on seminar thoroughly addresses the elements of how to prevent unacceptable behavior. The seminar includes a detailed overview of what sexual harassment is, explains legal definitions, discusses sexual harassment prevention, and shows how to handle sexual harassment complaints and maintain a positive work environment.

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Sexual Harassment Training Seminars: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace And the Sex Discrimination Act

This is one of the grimmest things to have to think about when getting out of bed in the morning. "Are they going to say vulgar things about me again today? Asking me about my sex life and saying how they could teach me a thing or two? Is someone going to attempt to grope me or grab at me?"

Sounds terrible, doesn't it? However, you do not have to tolerate it. Harassment in the workplace is against the law. People sometimes think it is funny to hassle the new boy or girl who has just begun with the company, but to the individual, it is just awful.

There are a couple of aspects to this. There is the Sexual discrimination Act which declares categorically that as an employer or employee you are forbidden to discriminate against anybody due to their gender. Then there is the explanation of harassment which means you are not allowed to consciously harass another being be it with vulgar or humiliating remarks or touching them inappropriately.

The anguish that an individual has to deal with when confronted on a daily basis with this stressful situation, can be very damaging to their physical well being and mental health. The circumstances for the employer is to have high turnover of personnel, higher than average sickness rates and weak productivity.

When you are suffering from harassment at work it is prudent to have a word with your line manager to discuss your fears, they will then have a word with the one who is harassing you. If the individual is mature, they will start to realise they have been overstepping the mark and back off, you may even get an apology. Unfortunately we are not all blessed with adult work colleagues, and a number will continue or even increase the harassment.

If this situation arises you are protected in Law, and if needed you can follow the proper complaints or grievance practice which indicates that your circumstances will be properly dealt with either with ACAS or an Industrial Tribunal. You will need to collate information relating to dates, times and regularity of the incidences as well as the particulars of the offences and witnesses if any. No one wants to be discriminated against or harassed at work and the more these situations are bought in front of the employers who are officially responsible, the less it will be tolerated.

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