Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace


North East Scotland College

Course details

Course description

This course is designed to give practical advice to managers and employers to help them prevent and deal with incidents of bullying and harassment in the workplace.

This course contains three easy to follow study units designed to offer practical advice to managers and employers to help them prevent and deal with incidents of bullying and harassment in the workplace.
Unit 1: this unit defines what ‘bullying’ and ‘harassment’ are and explores the legislation that is in place to protect employees.

Unit 2: this unit provides examples of bullying and harassment to help learners identify incidents in their own workplace. The unit also includes a step–by–step guide on how to implement an anti–bullying and harassment policy.

Unit 3: this unit explores the informal and formal approaches that can be taken when dealing with complaints of bullying and harassment. The unit also covers the ACAS code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures that sets out principles for handling disciplinary and grievance situations in the workplace.

What you will experience

The online materials include quizzes and handouts to help reinforce learning as students work through each topic. In addition, students will be asked to take an online assessment to check their knowledge on completion of the course.

On completion of this course learners will be able to: Describe the meaning of the terms ‘bullying’ and ‘harassment’; Understand the legal responsibilities employers have for dealing with incidents of bullying and harassment; Recognise the signs of bullying and harassment in the workplace; Implement an anti–bullying and harassment policy for your workplace and ensure all employees are familiar with it; Establish procedures for dealing with grievance and disciplinary matters and ensure all employees are familiar with them; Respond to complaints of bullying and/or harassment.

What you will need

Students must have access to a computer with a broadband internet connection.

Provided by

North East Scotland College

enquiry@nescol.ac.uk

0300 330 5550

Provider website

Gallowgate

Aberdeen

AB25 1BN

Entry requirements

Previous knowledge or experience would be of benefit but is not essential.

Course options

Course details

Distance learning

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Venue details

Gallowgate

Aberdeen

AB25 1BN

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