Sexual Harassment: What Employees Should Know (Manufacturing)

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

Description

Sexual Harassment: What Managers Should Know educates managers about sexual harassment and supports their role in ensuring compliance with EEOC guidelines. Participants learn about the behaviors that constitute sexual harassment, gain an understanding of the legal problems it can cause, and receive guidance on enforcing your company's sexual harassment policy.

Audience

All managers and supervisors within an organization.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Understand what constitutes sexual harassment.
• Recognize the legal implications of sexual harassment for your company.
• Be prepared to educate employees on their rights and responsibilities.
• Know their responsibilities and liabilities with respect to sexual harassment.
• Be prepared to complete investigative duties where required.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Defining Sexual Harassment

• Understand the nature of sexual harassment.
• Know the legal implications of sexual harassment.
• Determine what behavior can be viewed as sexual harassment.
• Identify the effects of sexual harassment.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with an expert who will explain sexual harassment and discuss how it can affect an organization.

Unit 2: Understanding Legal Issues

• Identify what law sexual harassment violates.
• Understand quid pro quo harassment.
• Understand hostile environment harassment.
• Identify effects of non-employee harassment.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will ask an expert questions about the legal issues associated with sexual harassment in the workplace.

Unit 3: Identifying Harassing Behavior

• Identify behaviors that constitute sexual harassment.
• Understand how office romance impacts the workplace.
• Recognize that power is the cause of sexual harassment.
• Differentiate between direct and indirect power.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with an expert who will help you identify what kinds of behaviors are classified as sexually harassing.

Unit 4: Taking Action to Prevent Harassment

• Learn some techniques to prevent sexual harassment.
• Identify the steps to take to stop sexual harassment.
• Avoid personal conversations at work.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will ask an expert a series of questions on how to take action to prevent sexual harassment.

Unit 5: What Managers Should Know

• Understand the importance of a sexual harassment policy.
• Take appropriate steps if an employee is being harassed.
• Identify the repercussions of sexual harassment.
• Prevent sexual harassment from occurring.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will ask an expert what managers should know about sexual harassment. You will also learn how to prevent this kind of behavior by having a sexual harassment policy.

Duration

4

Minimum Requirements

Minimum System Requirements: (Server)

• Microsoft NT 4.0 Server running Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or newer)
• 200 MHz Pentium Processor Computer with a least 64 MB of RAM
• 15 MB of hard drive space per Audio Enhanced version
• 5 MB of hard drive space per Graphic Enhanced version
Minimum Playback Requirements: (Client)

• Netscape 4.064.X with JVM 1.1.5 or higher.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pak 2 with latest JVM from Microsoft.
• 100 MHz Pentium Processor Computer with at least 16 MB of RAM
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
• 800 X 600 monitor at 16 bit color depth
• Sound Card and Speakers

• Netscape 4.064.X with JVM 1.1.5 or higher.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pak 2 with latest JVM from Microsoft.
• Pentium Processor Computer with at least 16 MB of RAM
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
• 800 X 600 monitor

• Latest JVM from Microsoft
• 100 MHz Pentium Processor Computer with at least 16 MB of RAM
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
• 800 X 600 monitor at 16 bit color depth
• Sound Card and Speakers (optional)
CDROM Playback Specifications

Pentium Processor 166 MHz Computer
Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
800x600; 16bit color
16 MB of RAM
At least 5 MB of hard drive space
Note: QuickTime requires an additional 20MB on the first install
Double speed CDROM drive
16bit sound card with speakers

Media

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