Overview/Description
"It is easy to forget that ours is the first generation that has recognised the phenomenon of harassment in the workplace," says Michael Rubenstein in Angela Ishmael's "Harassment, Bullying and Violence at Work." As part of a series on Respecting Individual Rights, this course tackles the issue of harassment in the workplace. From jokes to violence, you will explore the range of behaviour that can be described as harassment, and understand the nature of the problem. You will explore the way that harassment is now defined, and the forms of harassment that are most common, and identify ways of dealing with and preventing harassment, including legislation. Nobody quite knows the extent of harassment in the workplace, but figures which suggest that 73 per cent of workers have experienced bullying, and 45 per cent have experienced sexual harassment, show how big the problem is. Is it happening in your workplace now? Do you want to know how to stop it?