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No workplace investigation is easy, but those involving allegations of sexual harassment have the potential to be particularly difficult.

This one-day workshop is designed specifically to build on participants' existing investigative knowledge and skills in order to enable them to investigate allegations of sexual harassment appropriately.

The skills and processes learnt will ensure that participants are able to carry out robust investigations in line with both best practice and the law. Your organisation's policies and procedures will be referred to throughout the workshop as appropriate.

HAVE A MUCH CLEARER IDEA AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES SEXUAL HARASSMENT

APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT MAY COMPLICATE THE SITUATION

UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL PROTECTION SPECIFIC TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT

RECOGNISE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INVESTIGATIONS INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND OTHER WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS

DEAL BETTER WITH CHALLENGING SITUATIONS, EMOTION AND DISTRESS

KNOW HOW TO ACCESS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

BE ABLE TO MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Introduction

Workshop objectives and benefits from attending

Participants' experience and confidence in this area

Introductions and personal objectives

2. The context

Sexual harassment in the spotlight

Implications and risk for workplaces - the need to manage complaints robustly and take a preventative approach

3. Is this sexual harassment?

Quiz / scenarios

Differences in individual perception

Confusion in workplaces as to what constitutes sexual harassment

Factors which may affect an investigation

4. Defining sexual harassment and bullying

Group exercise

Definitions in law

Behaviours that constitute sexual harassment and bullying

Using your organisation's policies

5. Legal protection

Protection in law: employment and criminal matters

Duty of care

Equality Act 2010

Other statutes, eg, Protection from Harassment Act

Case law

6. Investigations into sexual harassment

Similarities and differences in approach to other workplace investigations

Impact and evidence

Investigating in line with internal policies and ACAS guidelines

Dealing with challenging situations, eg, emotion and distress

Managing yourself

Identifying support and resources

7. Recommendations

Communicating the outcome of the investigation and lessons learnt / corrective actions

Identifying and minimising risk factors

Encouraging a preventative approach: Making recommendations in line with best practice

A checklist of steps that all workplaces should implement

8. Challenging scenarios

Group work to consider approach in particularly challenging or sensitive 'what if ...' scenarios such as what happens when counter-allegations are made

9. And finally...

Open forum - remaining challenges and 'what if' scenarios

Action planning - identifying how participants will transfer this learning into the workplace and what else they may need which will help them to do this effectively

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Investigating Sexual Harassment Allegations

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