Workplace Acceptable Behaviours Awareness Online Course

Estimated duration - 30 - 60 minutes

Overview

The Workplace Acceptable Behaviours Awareness Program is brought to you by OHS&HR Management Systems. This program has been developed by Julie McLoughlin, Chartered Professional Member of the Health and Safety Institute of Australia. The material is based on the Victorian 2004 OHS Act and the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010

Objectives

• To develop an understanding of legal requirements in Victorian workplaces that relate to Discrimination, Bullying, Sexual Harassment and Gendered Violence
• To gain an understanding of what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable in the workplace from a legal perspective and look at the impacts of these behaviours
• To discover some tools to help prevent and deal with unacceptable behaviours in the workplace.

Course Outline

Module 1 Discrimination, Bullying, Workplace Gendered Violence and Sexual Harassment

• Incivility
• Bullying
• Discrimination
• What is work-related gendered violence?
• Some key terminology
• Types of work-related gendered violence
• Risks and effects of work-related gendered violence
• How it affects people
• Who is most at risk?
• Preventing work-related gendered violence
• Work-related factors that can contribute to the risk
• What is sexual harassment?
• Work-related sexual harassment
• So what is acceptable behaviour?
• What if the accused didn't mean to offend?
• Victimisation is Illegal

Module2 Legal Requirements

• Legal Framework
• Bullying Cases
• Sexual Harassment & Minimum standards for employers
• Some Sexual Harassment Cases

Module 3 Strategies to Deal with Unacceptable Behaviours

• How you can help as a bystander of unacceptable behaviours
• How can you as an employee contribute to an inclusive workplace for all genders?
• Helping as a bystander
• What if you are the victim of unacceptable behaviours?
• VEOHRC Sexual harassment support and response tool
• Dealing with unacceptable behaviours
• Where to find immediate help

Who should complete this course?

All NPS Staff.

Learning Objectives

1. To gain awareness of your own Mental Health and how to improve it, and how to make a difference to mental health at work
2. To provide awareness of mental health aspects and terminology
3. To reduce stigma due to increased awareness thus encouraging more conversation in the workplace
4. To provide practical guidance, strategies, and resources to improve mental health within workplaces
5. To summarise the plethora of information available via government and reputable sources.

What is covered?

• Why mental health awareness is an important issue
• What mentally healthy workplaces look like
• Strategies to improve mental health for workers and organisations, including developing a self-care plan
• How to recognise and assist colleagues who may be suffering mentally and emotionally
• Requirements and value of Workplace Mental Health Action Plans
• Available mental health support resources.

Who should complete this course?

Mandatory for all NPS supervisors and optional for all other NPS employees.

Duration

The course should take between one to two hours to complete. 

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