Respect at Work: Preventing Harassment & Protecting Your Business - Online workshop
Harassment complaints are high risk – legally, operationally and reputationally – and prevention is now the expectation. This practical workshop helps employers and managers build a respectful workplace, spot risk early, respond appropriately to concerns, and demonstrate the proactive steps the law expects.
We’ll cover both “in-team” risks and third-party risks (customers, clients, contractors and events). We’ll also explain what the current preventative duty on employers means in practice and how the bar rises further from October 2026.
What the workshop will enable delegates to do
- Understand what harassment is (and isn’t) and where risk arises in everyday workplace situations
- Create and communicate clear behaviour standards and reporting routes that people trust
- Spot early warning signs and intervene appropriately (without making it worse)
- Respond to concerns consistently, sensitively and safely (including how to handle informal disclosures)
- Reduce third-party harassment risk (customers/clients/contractors) through practical controls and manager actions
- Build an “evidence trail” of reasonable preventative steps (policies, training, communication, monitoring and follow-up)
What we’ll cover
- Definitions and common grey areas: harassment, sexual harassment, banter, bullying and conduct issues
- Where risk arises: teams, power dynamics, work social events, messaging apps and remote working
- Third-party harassment: protecting staff from customers/clients/contractors and what “reasonable steps” look like in practice
- Policies, reporting routes and culture: what tribunals and regulators expect to see (and how to keep it “live”)
- Manager capability: receiving a concern, what to say, what to record, and when/how to escalate
- Responding appropriately: early action, confidentiality, victimisation risks, and safe next steps
- Future-proofing: what’s already in force and what is changing from October 2026
Who it’s for / format
Ideal for SME owners, managers and team leaders. Live online, interactive workshop (2 hours). Certificates of attendance provided.
Format
- Live online | 2 hours
- Certificates of attendance provided