Understanding
Professional Boundaries
Why choose this course?
The course is focused on understanding the dividing line between acceptable and unacceptable workplace behaviour, but we go beyond just identifying the behaviour to what we can do as colleagues and managers to make your workplace an inclusive and tolerant environment for all.
This course can be provided to manager groups where we will focus on the heightened responsibilities managers have to effectively deal with areas of conflict. The course can equally be delivered to your employee population as a whole with a focus on our responsibilities to one another in the workplace, which go beyond just avoiding discrimination to showing empathy and tolerance for others to promote a genuinely inclusive working environment for your employees.
Course Content
- Who is protected from discrimination (the protected characteristics and what they mean)?
- What are the legal tests for discrimination (Direct and Indirect Discrimination, Harassment and Victimisation)?
- Identifying areas of conflict and managing ED & I grievances and other issues
- Identifying acceptable and unacceptable workplace behaviour
- Considering the unique issue of disability discrimination
- Understanding unconscious bias and its impact on decision making
- What are micro-aggressions – how can we spot them at work
- Being a good manager and ally – calling out behaviour to build a safe environment for all members of the team
- What support is available from your organisation (look at policies, commitments and support – we look to include key ED & I policies in our workbook materials)
- We have developed case studies which look at inclusion, the management of a workplace harassment scenario, and an unconscious bias/micro-aggressions spotting scenario. We also have video content and interactive discussion pieces throughout the day.
To discuss your specific requirements and get a quote, please contact Sam Greenhalgh, Partner and Head of Shaping Excellence or Jonathan Shevlane, Employment Law Trainer.
