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Ensure Respectful Workplace Conduct
HR & Onboarding

Ensure Respectful Workplace Conduct

Understanding the difference between harassment and discrimination is essential to maintaining a workplace where everyone can contribute and feel respected. Both terms describe harmful behaviour, but they differ in cause and manifestation. This lesson offers clear, practical distinctions, common forms and examples, and the set of characteristics that are typically protected in workplace settings.

About This Course

This beginner course equips employees and people managers to recognise, prevent and respond to workplace harassment and misconduct in line with organisational policies and common legal expectations. Through clear definitions, practical reporting steps and bystander guidance, learners will gain the confidence to maintain a respectful and safe workplace.

Target Audience

EmployeesPeople ManagersHR Professionals

Learning Objectives

Recognise harassment typesPrevent inappropriate conductRespond and reportSupport affected colleagues

Skills You'll Gain

Incident recognitionReporting proceduresBystander interventionPolicy applicationCultural awareness

Course Modules

1Module 14 lessons
1.1Understanding Harassment and Discrimination
1.2Power, Impact and Cultural Contexts
1.3Organisational Policies and Expected Conduct
1.4Module Quiz
2Module 24 lessons
2.1Reporting Options and Safe Channels
2.2Bystander Roles and Safe Intervention
2.3Investigations, Evidence and Outcomes
2.4Module Quiz