Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace and the WHS Act
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Investment: $430 incl GST
Delivery: Face 2 Face & Webinar
(Delivery methods are subject to change)
Target Audience
Human Resource Officers, Work Health and Safety Officers, Managers and CEOs
Overview
Bullying and harassment can have a significant impact not only on the victim, but the culture of the entire organisation. As an employer and a PCBU, councils have a primary duty of care to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of their employees. That includes ensuring, so far as reasonably practicable, employees are not exposed to the risk of psychological harm from bullying and harassment.This session will set out what is considered bullying and harassment and how to respond and investigate into complaints to ensure the health and safety of employees and the organisational culture are not jeopardised.
Key Learnings
- Definition of bullying and harassment;
- Obligations under the WHS Act 2011 (SA);
- Reasonable management action taken in a reasonable manner;
- Reporting process and support for your employees; and
- Dealing with disputes.
Facilitator
Sathish Dasan, Principal – Employment and Industrial Relations, GovernanceSathish is the Principal in charge of the Norman Waterhouse Employment & Industrial Relations, Insurance, and Governance & Regulatory teams. Sathish has been named as one of Australia’s leading lawyers in Doyle’s Legal Guide for the last ten years and has earned a reputation as one of South Australia’s pre-eminent specialists in the respective fields of industrial relations, local government and administrative law.
The Norman Waterhouse Local Government team is the largest of its kind in the State and is widely recognised as the leader in the provision of advice and representation to the local government sector in South Australia.
Additional Information
What ‘Delivery Options’ are available for this session?If a session is scheduled, the delivery options can be found below in the location field of the ‘Upcoming Workshops’ section. (Address = Face 2 Face delivery, Webinar = Virtual delivery)
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Interested in having this program brought ‘In-House’ to your council?
Check your eligibility by requesting an ‘In-house eQuote’.
For further information about the content of this program, please contact LGA Training on 8224 2000 or at training@lga.sa.gov.au.
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