Banter and Bullying

Why You Need It

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Where this is not in place employers are at risk of expensive, time consuming and reputation damaging Employment Tribunal claims.

 

It is risky to assume that everyone understands how to behave at work: harmless banter can escalate to harmful banter, bullying and even harassment and discrimination, if not dealt with. Employers are legally responsible for the actions of their staff, which is a serious reason to consider banter and bullying training. Employee training minimises risk offsets vicarious liability. There is no financial ceiling to successful Employment Tribunal claims.

 

The positive benefits of banter and bullying training go beyond meeting your legal obligations. Setting standards around behaviour, language and fun at work are key to establishing inclusive cultures, understanding difference and giving people a voice if they feel excluded.

 

What You Will Learn

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Whether your organisation needs general awareness Banter and Bullying training or support targeting a specific problem, we have a range of content to meet your specific needs. Our training is based on achieving these learning outcomes:

 

• Understanding the legal framework: discrimination and harassment, including definitions and case law, risk and responsibility;

• The impact of effect over intent;

• Why it remains important to have fun at work – it improves performance! –

• but knowing where to draw the line on banter;

• Strategies to call out rather than standby: challenging and reporting unacceptable behaviour and what support is available from within your organisation to enable this;

• Managers guidance on dealing with subtle behaviours before they escalate, through to more overt and obvious problems in the moment and within policy

 

Who Will Benefit?

 

This adaptable programme of interventions is essential knowledge for anyone in a supervisory, managerial, leadership role and members of any team.

 

What is Our Approach?

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A fun, engaging and thoughtful approach underpins all JHB C&C training and we ensure delegate appropriate HR policy, legal and case law touchpoints are included. We focus on behaviour change and our training is packed with tips, techniques and practical takeaways.

 

Our aim is to develop training that is hard wired to your organisation’s purpose, values and frameworks.