It’s Still Not Just About Sex Anymore

There is far more to workplace harassment and discrimination than just sex. To demonstrate, this program dramatizes employee behaviors that lead to formal charges and result in serious consequences for the individuals involved. It is an eye-opening experience for everyone in the organization to discover what is/is not acceptable in today’s workplace and what their responsibilities are concerning harassment.

In the ever-changing work environment, it’s difficult to know–or understand–what’s allowed and what’s not allowed at work. Bring greater awareness to the many types of harassment which can occur in the workplace; use with employees organization-wide for annual training or new employee orientation. This program breaks ground by dramatically illustrating:

• The ever-expanding range of behaviours that create a hostile work environment
• The differences between free speech at work and protected speech in public
• The consequences for individuals who exhibit unacceptable behaviour
• The legal threats that companies or organizations can encounter

• Why harassment and discrimination hurt everyone
• The wide range of behaviours that can constitute harassment and discrimination and the areas where people and organizations cannot discriminate
• That free speech rights don’t apply to work
• When harassment can become discrimination or “tangible employment action” and the implications
• That everyone has the right to work in an environment free from harassment and discrimination

• Age discrimination in a technological era
• Subtle harassment of foreign-born individuals or those practicing non-mainstream religions
• Attempts to convert others to a particular religion
• Making fun of an overweight coworker
• Harassment of pregnant women
• Discrimination based on gender identity
• Potential issues with misplaced paternalism

Using dramatic examples in white and blue collar, hospitality, healthcare and retail settings, this program will protect your organization by communicating everyone’s legal responsibilities.