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Over half of the average adult's waking hours are spent at work. The office used to be not only a place to earn a living, but a place to socialize and make friends. Today, the workplace is a far more dangerous environment. Jokes, gossip, and seemingly harmless banter can and will get you in trouble. Sexual harassment claims cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. The costs are even higher when you consider lost time, lower employee morale and decreased company productivity associated with these types of lawsuits.
Employees who have taken appropriate steps may have a defense against sexual harassment claims by proving that the company exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior and that the complainant unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer. Developing a sexual harassment prevention policy and understanding the complaint, investigation and corrective action process is only part of the battle against sexual harassment. A comprehensive sexual harassment training program for all employees, from the supply clerk to the CEO, is critical in an effective sexual harassment prevention program. Managers learn that addressing sexual harassment and being aware of inappropriate behavior takes a combined team effort between management and employees.
Would your employees know what to do if they were confronted with sexual harassment? Do they know what sexual harassment is and how it can affect your organization? Now, more than ever, it is critical for employers to train their employees on how to identify, deal with and prevent sexual harassment from occurring.
Krukowski & Costello has developed a Sexual Harassment Training Program that is tailored to fit your organization's size, structure, industry and company policies. Using leader presentation, dramatizations and participant interaction, the program provides an atmosphere of trust and confidence allowing employees to communicate openly. The carefully planned training time and in-depth focus makes our program perfect for comprehensive training or refresher training.
Please contact Kathy Markos in our educational services department at (414) 423-1330 for a brochure which provides more information concerning this program.
For more information on Sexual Harassment, see the June Issue of the Month.
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