WorksafeNB, implemented new regulations in April 2019 that define harassment and require all employers to have an internal Harassment Code of Practice. Most employers have never dealt with harassment regulations and may feel lost about the terminology used in the definition, how to talk to employees about harassment, what these behaviours look like in real life, what the reasonable thresholds are for action and what to do when action is required. These are all topics that are covered in Understanding Workplace Harassment
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Explain the WorksafeNB harassment definition,
• Enumerate the NB Human Rights Act grounds of discrimination,
• Distinguish between personal harassment, sexual harassment, poisoned workplace and abuse of authority,
• Describe behaviours that could meet these categories of harassment,
• Illustrate how to talk to employees about workplace harassment,
• Recognize and react to an employee disclosure of harassment,
• Describe the WorksafeNB obligation to act on an employee disclosure of harassment,
• Identify appropriate action to take on an employee disclosure of harassment,
• Choose between an internal and external investigation, and
• Apply the steps set out in your own Harassment Code of Practice.
This workshop is for you if…
• you have never dealt with workplace harassment regulations before,
• you feel nervous about addressing harassment in the workplace,
• you are not sure how to react to an employee disclosure of harassment, or
• you are confused or worried about applying the WorksafeNB harassment regulations.