From 26th October this year the law on sex discrimination changed, and now requires employers to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
This is a significant change and businesses really do need to take it seriously, especially with sex discrimination awards currently averaging £36,607 at tribunal in addition to typical legal costs of between £7,000 and £10,000.
The new wording means it will be a lot harder to defend a claim now even if you don’t think you have done much wrong. The only effective way to protect yourself and ensure your teams don’t make costly mistakes is through high quality training.
With our ‘Behaviour and Banter in the Workplace’ course, employers learn how to ensure their teams don’t go too far, and how to tackle those that do – but crucially, whilst still maintaining an enjoyable and healthy culture at work.
Click the link below for details of our 40 minute e-learning course, including a 2-minute demo of a really interesting sex discrimination case to give you an idea of what to expect on the course.
Banter & Behaviour in the Workplace
This new e-learning course describes the various forms of harassment and discrimination in an easy-to-understand format so organisations can appreciate where the bar is at work between acceptable behaviour and that which is likely to lead to a grievance or successful Tribunal claim.
