Fostering a Respectful Remote and In-Person Workplace (OnDemand Webinar)

$99.00

SKU: 407751EAU

Description

Gain legal insight and practical tips to apply to your business to foster and maintain a respectful and productive workplace.With the advent of COVID19, many workplaces changed drastically overnight. While many changes associated with transitioning to a remote workplace are obvious, now more than ever the importance of fostering a respectful workplace cannot be understated. Not only will doing so lead to a happier, more productive workforce, but it can also help prevent costly, distracting, and embarrassing litigation. This topic will assist employers in identifying problematic behaviors, including behaviors that may have been acceptable in the office that should be now be curtailed, that can lead or contribute to harassment or a hostile working environment. This material will further provide tools and policies that will leave employers wellequipped to prevent such behavior, and effectively address it if and when it occurs. This information will also cover the nonlegal benefits of such policies, including boosting morale and increased employee retention. This topic will provide legal insight as well as practical tips and tools for employers to apply to their business to foster and maintain a respectful, productive workplace.

Date: 2020-08-03 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Importance of a Respectful Workforce
• The Traditional Workplace Has Changed
• Changing Demographics and Attitudes
• Increasing Shift to Telework
• Workplace Is Always Evolving; Respect Is Universal
• Legal Liability
• Lawsuits Are Time Consuming, Expensive and Embarrassing
• Harassment and Hostile Working Environment
• Inadvertent Illegal Behavior Is Still Illegal
• Remote Work Brings New Avenues for Liability
• Professional Reputation
• Colleague/Superior’s Perceptions Disrespectful Coworkers
• Impact on General Morale
• Loss of Time and Productivity
• Difficulty Recruiting and Retaining Talent

Preventing Litigation and Fostering a Respectful Workplace
• Workplace Policies
• Anti-Harassment
• Standards of Conduct/Swearing
• Electronic Communications
• Workplace Violence
• Workplace Trainings
• Group or Individual Sexual Harassment or Sensitivity Training
• Investigations
• When to Investigate
• Implementing a Complaint Procedure
• The Purpose of the Investigation
• Conducting the Investigation
• Documenting the Investigation
• Progressive Discipline and Termination
• Review of Discipline and Termination Policies
• Documentation for Warnings/Progressive Discipline
• Avoiding Retaliation Claims

Wrap-up
• Key Points to Remember

No Credit Available

Shira M. Blank-Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Patrick M. Johnson – Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.