Preventing Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
Everybody deserves to be treated fairly at work. Anti-discrimination law aims to level the playing field and provide employment protections and opportunities to those who may have been overlooked or marginalized. This course explains what is meant by discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It covers the concept of retaliation, the impact of discrimination and the relevant legal framework that aims to prevent it. It looks at how an employee can get help with unfair treatment and provides ways to promote fairer workplaces. There is also a supplementary course on this topic for supervisors and managers.
Covered in this course:
- What are discrimination, harassment and retaliation
- The impact of discrimination on individuals and workplaces
- Federal laws relating to discrimination
- An organization’s responsibility to prevent discrimination
- How individuals can help prevent discrimination
- How to get help for discriminatory treatment