20 Minute Video - VHS or DVD Format
 

Every employee has the right to enjoy a harassment-free work environment!

Every organization has the responsibility to maintain a harassment-free workplace!

Managing in a diverse workplace can be a challenge, but every manager has the responsibility to maintain a harassment-free workplace!

Harassment and Diversity shows how harassment can creep into any diverse workplace, and provides clear guidance on how to put a stop to it. Harassment is not just about sex. It can also be about race, religion, age, disabilities and other protected characteristics.

Diversity in business should be celebrated, but unfortunately our differences carry the potential for harassment. Cultural backgrounds, age, religious beliefs, nationalities, and physical abilities are all targets for workplace discrimination, but they are also categories that are protected under law. All employees have the right to work in an environment free of hostility, where courtesy and mutual respect are the dominant attitudes. 

The video's dramatized story shows an all-too-common situation, where friction between employees grows from "just kidding around" into illegal harassment. It contrasts appropriate and inappropriate responses to harassment complaints and details the steps necessary to resolve the situation and protect both the company and the affected employees. It explains that your company should have a zero tolerance harassment policy that protects every employee, all the time.

* Legal content provided by the Legal Learning Group(R), a division of Littler Mendelson, PC(R)

MANAGERS WILL LEARN:

• An appreciation for diversity in the workplace.
• Awareness of conditions that may lead to harassment, and what to keep an eye out for.
• Policies and practices that help keep the workplace harassment-free.
• How to respond to a claim of harassment.
• Harassment investigation procedures and proper discipline.
• Why harassment must be taken seriously.

AUDIENCE

Harassment and Diversity  is an excellent teaching tool to support workforce diversity, to curb harassing behaviors, and to teach appropriate interventions. It is appropriate for managers, supervisors and any other employees who may need to handle harassment complaints.

STUDY GUIDES

Each order comes with an attractive and compact 23-page Study Guide that covers all of the major "teaching points" made in the video. Additional copies of the Study Guide can be purchased separately.

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES

Harassment and Diversity comes in Closed Caption format. A version with Spanish subtitles is also available.

 

Diversity World Comment: We found this video to be engaging and informative - clearly communicating what constitutes "harassment" and how it should be dealt with appropriately - respecting diversity amongst coworkers and protecting them from intended and inadvertent harassment. We were additionally surprised and pleased that the producers used "disability" as the main focus of harassment depicted in the dramatization. Non-US Customers: Please note that while the principles of discrimination and harassment have universal applicability, there are some specific references to US legislation.