You've trained your employees on harassment, and they may be familiar with the mandate of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which forbids discrimination based on a person's race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
But are they aware that harassment can occur and wreak havoc even when these "protected categories" are not involved? Bring the new face of harassment into sharper focus with
Harassment: A New Look. Bullying, cyber bullying, sexting and discrimination of younger workers - these are not necessarily covered by Title VII, but they are the recent and pervasive manifestations of harassment and hostile environments. Alarming stories of workplace bullying, either face-to-face or online, are on the rise, and statistics from the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) indicate a frightening scenario.
Unlike the conventional types of harassment, these recent forms can be much more devastating because they have a greater prevalence within organizations. Workplace bullying in itself is already "four times more common than harassment (based on illegal discrimination)," according to the WBI.
And the worst part? The WBI says that 62 percent of employers neglect the problem. Another study shows that in 71 percent of cases, employers even retaliated against the victims who reported the bullying, with 24 percent losing their jobs for doing so!
Harassment: A New Look will help you and your employees recognize and avoid these new forms of harassment. In this program, a diverse group of employees and their clients engage in an illuminating discussion, using their personal experiences to show concrete examples and the destructive impact to:
- Workplace bullying
- Intimidation at work
- Cyber-bullying
- Sexting
- Discrimination against younger employees by their older colleagues.
