Workplace Bullying Training for Irish Employees

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Workplace Bullying Ensure your team is compliant with our comprehensive Workplace Bullying Training. Designed for Irish businesses, our course covers bullying prevention, reporting procedures, and maintaining a positive work culture.

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Overview

All Employees Deserve a Workplace Free From Bullying and Harassment

Every employee has the right to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace. Bullying and harassment of any kind should not be tolerated whether employees work at a fixed location, at home, or on the move. Both employees and employers have a role to play in promoting a positive workplace culture free from bullying.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have developed a Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work, which contains practical guidance on how to prevent and address workplace bullying.

Legal Island has created an eLearning course in partnership with Ogier, specifically for all employees in Ireland. The provision of this Workplace Bullying Training Course for your staff will enable your organisation to act in compliance with the code and help to raise awareness of bullying and harassment in the workplace.

In order to promote a positive workplace culture where everyone feels safe and valued, our bullying at work training course will also explain reasonable and unreasonable behaviour, the different forms of bullying, including workplace violence and sexual harassment, and what to do if employees are concerned about bullying.

Background

Understanding Bullying & Harassment at Work

What is (and what is not) Bullying at Work

Bullying at work has been described in various ways. The Code defines bullying as:

“Repeated, inappropriate behaviour, direct or indirect, whether verbal, physical, or otherwise, conducted by one or more persons against another or others, at the place of work and/or in the course of employment, which could reasonably be regarded as undermining the individual’s right to dignity at work.”

The Code highlights a non-exhaustive list of what does not constitute bullying. This includes:

Performance management
Differences of opinion
Constructive feedback
Workplace conflict and professional disagreements

What is Harassment at Work

The Code also highlights that while bullying and harassment are often referred to together, they are in fact, separate and distinct. Our bullying at work training course will highlight the difference between these two similar yet different problems.

Harassment is similar to bullying as it constitutes unwelcome conduct such as verbal abuse, graphic or written statements, threats, physical assault, or other conduct that is threatening or humiliating.

However, in contrast to bullying, the negative behaviour defined as harassment is based on an employee’s race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or national origin.

If you are interested in Workplace Harrasment training specifically, Legal Island offers a Workplace Harrasment eLearning course. This eLearning course offers comprehensive training on preventing and addressing workplace and sexual harassment.

Effects of Bullying at Work

Legal Island’s course also covers bullying impact training to highlight the repercussions of bullying at work. Workplace bullying can contribute to a number of problems for both the company and employees.

Employees may experience increased anxiety and stress, panic attacks, low self-esteem, physical and mental health issues, among other things. This can, in turn, contribute to problems for the company as a whole as it can result in decreased morale, absenteeism, and higher employee turnover.

Employee satisfaction is a significant factor in ensuring an organisation’s success by preventing high levels of staff turnover and ensuring employees are happy within their role. So, bullying at work can have a major impact on the overall success and reputation of your company.

Preventing Bullying at Work

In order to prevent bullying at work, it’s important to invest in harassment prevention programs and bullying prevention courses.

Our Workplace Bullying Training for Irish companies will help you foster a positive and inclusive workplace environment that aligns with your organisation's values and sends a clear message of zero tolerance to bullying, while ensuring employees are aware of the negative impacts of bullying in the workplace will go a long way to helping lower the risk of workplace violence.

Importance of Training

Every Employee Deserves to Feel Safe, Valued & Included

It is vital that all employees have an understanding of what bullying is and how to address it.

Training to prevent or at least minimise the risk of bullying in the workplace is a key part of the Code. Employers should provide workplace bullying training to all staff on commencement, together with regular refresher updates throughout their employment.

Who needs this training?

Legal Island has created a Workplace Bullying eLearning training course specifically for all employees in Ireland to enable your organisation to raise awareness of bullying and harassment in the workplace and explain what to do if employees are concerned about bullying.

Course Duration

How long does Workplace Bullying Training take?

The course will take no longer than 45 minutes to complete, including an assessment. Each member of staff will receive their own personalised certificate upon successful completion.

Roles and responsibilities

Roles to help stop bullying in the workplace

As well as the provision of awareness training for all employees as mentioned above, the Code outlines the requirement for the appointed Contact and Nominated person/s to have a full and clear understanding of their role, as well as their duties and obligations under the Code.

Legal Island has created a training course for both the Contact and Nominated person, designed to give you the tools and knowledge you need to fulfill your role.

Role of a Contact Person

We also offer Workplace Bullying Training for Irish businesses on the ‘role of a contact person’. This course will raise awareness of bullying and explain the role of a contact person in resolving bullying in an organisation.

The Code of Practice states that there is value in appointing a contact person to act as the first step for anyone enquiring about a possible bullying case. Their role is to help employees clarify what they are experiencing and empower them to decide what course of action, if any, they may wish to take.

The role can be crucial, as it often helps to resolve matters earlier and more effectively.

What's covered?

What is bullying at work
What are the effects of bullying at work
How to handle reports of workplace bullying
How to prevent bullying at work
The role of a contact person in resolving bullying at work

Role of a Nominated Person

We also offer training for the ‘role of nominated person’ to raise awareness of bullying and explain the role of this person in resolving bullying within an organisation.
The nominated person plays a very important role and is pivotal in altering bullying cultures and handling complaints effectively. An employer will nominate a person who has had appropriate training and is familiar with the procedures involved to deal with the complaint on behalf of the organisation.

What's covered?

What is bullying at work
What are the effects of bullying at work
How to handle reports of workplace bullying
How to prevent bullying at work
The role of a nominated person in resolving bullying at work

Key Statistics

Why learn with Legal Island?

We take huge pride in the training we deliver across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Our key statistics show:

97%

of users said they found the courses beneficial for their organisation

96%

of users said they found the courses convenient and easy to use

96%

of users said their knowledge of the compliance topic area improved

96%

of users said they would recommend our eLearning courses to other organisations

750,000 +

hours of training and course content delivered

200,000 +

employees across the island of Ireland have now benefitted from our services

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