Sexual Harassment Training for People Managers

Managers play a crucial role in preventing sexual harassment and ensuring employees feel safe to speak up. This session helps managers understand their responsibilities, identify high-risk situations, and take practical action to foster a respectful workplace culture.

In this session, your managers will:

  • Understand sexual harassment in UK law, including conduct of a sexual nature, and victimisation.
  • Explore manager responsibilities under the Worker Protection Act, including risk assessment and prevention.
  • Recognise behaviours and high-risk environments where harassment can occur, both in-person and online.
  • Learn practical strategies to respond to disclosures, intervene as a bystander, and foster a speak-up culture.

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    Course Overview

    This sexual harassment training is designed specifically for people managers, helping them take an active role in preventing sexual harassment at work. Delivered online or in person, sessions are 90 minutes long and include polls, questionnaires, and interactive chat to encourage participant engagement.

    In this session, we cover:

      • Understand sexual harassment in UK law – including conduct of a sexual nature, and victimisation.
      • Know manager responsibilities under the Worker Protection Act – including prevention, risk assessment, and compliance obligations.
      • Identify high-risk behaviours and environments – lone working, alcohol at work events, power imbalances, and third-party interactions.
      • Conduct workplace risk assessments – practical steps to prevent harassment and mitigate organisational risks.
      • Respond effectively to disclosures – clear reporting procedures and the manager’s role in supporting employees.
      • Use bystander intervention strategies – foster a culture of shared responsibility for preventing harassment.
      • Learn from real-world case studies – tribunal examples and sector-specific scenarios to understand boundaries and best practice.
      • Overcome barriers to speaking up – strategies to encourage a speak-up culture within teams.
      • Commit to behaviour change – reflection and practical actions to prevent harassment going forward.
      • Understand the impact and costs of harassment – evidence on individual, team, and organisational consequences supported by research and statistics.

     

    Sessions are tailored to your organisation, incorporating your policies, reporting processes, and workplace examples. If you have specific scenarios you want covered, we can include these in the training.

     

    Why Culture Shift?

    Culture Shift delivers practical, evidence-based training that goes beyond compliance. Our programmes combine legal guidance, sector-specific insight, and actionable tools to empower managers to prevent sexual harassment, foster a speak-up culture, and protect both employees and the organisation.

    Ensure your managers are confident, compliant, and empowered to prevent sexual harassment. Complete the enquiry form above and a member of our team will be in touch.

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