Harassment prevention isn't just about policies—it's about people and how they’re treated each and every day in the workplace.
This post provides an understanding of nonverbal harassment in the workplace, exploring different nonverbal behaviors that can become harassment, their impact, and prevention strategies to foster a respectful work environment.
Help your organization create a culture of empowered "upstanders" with this collection of bystander intervention training resources.
Effective sexual harassment prevention requires a holistic approach focused on 6 elements that go beyond compliance to enable lasting culture change.
It’s easy for organizations to assume they’ve done what’s needed to get staff members to behave appropriately when it comes to stopping workplace harassment. But many workplaces lack alignment on a key factor: maintaining professional boundaries.
Learn why the District of Columbia, Colorado, Maryland, and New York have taken action to “redefine[s] harassment laws with a standard that is more protective of employees” who must prove that unlawful activity took place at work.
This research-based eBook by subject expert James Sporleder helps make the case for a comprehensive workplace violence prevention and intervention program.
This post explores a phenomenon called the “Bystander Effect," and how it can cause witnesses to avoid reporting inappropriate or concerning workplace behavior, such as harassment or bullying.
Being an Upstander, not a bystander, when you witness disruptive, disrespectful or harassing behavior isn’t always easy.
This post explains why speaking up is so important, and provides practical instruction on how to do so.
What is retaliation in the workplace? This post explains and also covers retaliation laws, retaliation in the workplace examples and how to prevent retaliation.
This post features a video example of third-party sexual harassment and provides employees and managers with tips on how to handle these (sometimes awkward) situations.
Managers are typically the first line of help and defense for employees who experience sexual harassment. This post explains the importance of getting managers the training they need to properly handle harassment claims.
A variety of workplace behaviors and situations are not sexual harassment, but they could become so if they are unwelcome, have a sexual element, and are frequent or severe. Here are tips for making sure you don't cross the line.
This helpful article explores the topic of sexual harassment at work and sexual harassment prevention from a variety of angles. It includes definitions, practical explanations, best practices, and links to statistics and resources.
While a hug can be used to greet, comfort, or demonstrate care for someone, not everyone is a “hugger,” and not all hugs are experienced the same, especially in the workplace. This post explains when and how hugs can become sexual harassment.
See why practical and intentional training designed specifically for managers is necessary for helping people leaders overcome a hesitancy to address inappropriate behaviors and set respectful workplace standards.
This clip demonstrates the impact inappropriate humor and disrespectful behavior can have on co-workers, and the importance of sexual harassment training that enables people to set and maintain professional boundaries at work.
A recent court ruling found that a McDonald’s HR leader could be sued by company shareholders for potentially jeopardizing the organization because he failed to report a pattern of sexual harassment behavior. See two important takeaways from the ruling.
