Bullying & Harassment Awareness
Equip your workforce with the awareness to identify and prevent harmful behaviours—protecting your people, culture, and business.
WHY THIS MATTERS
When incivility and disrespectful behaviours go unchallenged, they have the potential to create ripple effects that damage psychological safety, erode trust, and expose organisations to significant legal and reputational risks.
This training raises critical awareness of behavioural based psychosocial hazards and their real-world impact on individuals, teams, and organisations. By building workforce capability to recognise and respond to unsafe behaviours, you can prevent risks before they take a stranglehold and foster a healthier, more inclusive work environment.
IMPACT
Participants who complete this training will:
- Prevent psychosocial risks by recognising early-stage unsafe behaviours before they escalate into serious harm.
- Strengthen workplace culture through increased awareness of behaviours that undermine psychological safety and wellbeing.
- Meet legal obligations by understanding workplace conduct requirements under Respect at Work, WHS, and related regulations.
- Empower bystanders with practical options for responding effectively when witnessing inappropriate behaviour.
- Protect organisational reputation by reducing the likelihood of bullying, harassment, and discrimination claims.
- Boost engagement and performance by creating an environment where all employees feel safe, respected, and valued.
CONTENT
This program, designed and delivered by employee relations experts, covers the following topics:
Understanding the Foundations
- How the brain’s organising principles influence emotions and behaviour in the workplace.
- Behavioural psychosocial hazards: what they are and how to identify them.
- The evolution of workplace cultures and how behavioural psychosocial hazards impact psychological safety, wellbeing, productivity, and engagement.
Legal Thresholds and Obligations
- Key legal thresholds: when behaviour becomes unlawful and when harassment laws apply.
- Legal duties under Respect at Work, WHS law.
Identifying and Addressing Harmful Behaviours
- How to identify and address unlawful behaviour—including unreasonable behaviour, workplace bullying, and sexual and racial harassment.
- The potential legal liabilities associated with unreasonable behaviour and harassment.
Taking Action
- Options for bystanders: effective responses when witnessing unsafe behaviour.
- Steps to take if you’ve acted inappropriately and how to make it right.
Critical Questions Explored
- When and how should leaders and team members intervene in cases of unacceptable behaviour, and do they have the skills to do so?
- What behaviours are currently overlooked or tolerated?
- Which actions put employees’ and customers’ health and safety at risk?
- How do certain behaviours contribute to exclusion and affect wellbeing, performance, and engagement?
Knowledge Assessment
All learners are assessed against course content at the end of each session to gauge their understanding of the material.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Format: 2-hour workshop
Group Size: Maximum 24 attendees per session to ensure high engagement and meaningful interaction.
Delivery Methods: Face-to-face workshop, or Virtual delivery via Microsoft Teams
| Standard Rate per Workshop | Current MyEms Subscriber Rate per Workshop | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Workshop | $1,960 | $1,800 |
| Individual Workshop – Volume Package (min 10 workshops, prepaid and valid for 12 months) | $1,765 | $1,620 |
| Same-Day Bundle (3 workshops, same day/location) | $1,633 | $1,500 |
| Same-Day Bundles Volume Package – (min 15 workshops, 3 per day, same location, prepaid and valid for 12 months) | $1,470 | $1,350 |
Customisation Available
Every organisation is unique. We can tailor content, case studies, and scenarios to reflect your specific industry, challenges, and organisational culture. Contact us for a bespoke proposal.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This program is designed for anyone who benefits from understanding the impact of unsafe behaviours, including:
- Frontline staff who need to recognise and respond appropriately to red zone behaviours.
- Team leaders and supervisors responsible for the way that their team members interact.
- Middle managers navigating complex team dynamics.
- HR professionals charged with compliance and culture oversight.
- Senior executives who must model and champion respectful workplace standards.
- Anyone in the organisation who wants to contribute to a safer, more inclusive workplace.
Take the Next Step
Ready to build a culture of respect and safety?
Don’t wait for harmful behaviours to take a stranglehold in your workplace. Invest in organisation-wide awareness that mitigates risks and protects your people.