Harassment in the Workplace
Conduct that amounts to harassment is not necessarily limited to verbal acts, but it covers a range of behaviour.
The Equality Act 2010 states that harassment occurs when an individual engages in unwanted conduct that relates to a protected characteristic or unwanted conduct of a sexual nature.
Our Harassment in the Workplace Training Course will help develop your understanding of harassment, what to do if you experience or witness it and how to prevent and manage it.
- 30 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.
- Compliance Essentials Library

Learning objectives
- Recognise behaviours that are high-risk and constitute harassment
- Comply with your policies to avoid being involved in harassment
- Be more self-aware and recognise how your actions may be interpreted by others
- Act appropriately to maintain a professional and respectful culture
- Take appropriate action to reduce the risks of and prevent harassment
- Effectively respond to and report any cases of harassment
Introduction
Team talk
- Is it harassment?
Preventing harassment in our workplace
- Defining harassment
- You decide: What behaviour constitutes harassment?
Signs of harassment
- Scenario: Holly's new team
- Scenario: Gavin's headwear
- Scenario: An inappropriate slip
Crossing the line
- Common excuses used to justify harassment
- What could be considered offensive?
Our Code of Conduct
The 4D Bystander Intervention Model
- You decide: How should you respond?
- Scenario: Pronoun misuse
- Scenario: The stylish man
- Scenario: The online meeting
Victimisation
- Scenario: Victimisation
Third-party harassment
- Scenario: Out of town
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
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Your questions, answered
Preventing Harassment
Common FAQs
How can I support employees in reporting sexual harassment incidents?
Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?
What other tools are needed beyond training?
Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?
- You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
- For major legislative changes, we:
- Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
- Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
- Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance
Can you translate our content into other languages?
How can I give employees a secure way to record suspicious activity so we can act quickly?
Our Suspicious Activity Register allows staff to log concerns or irregularities they observe, helping you detect potential issues early. The secure register can be reviewed by compliance teams, enabling prompt investigation and action.
What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?
Features |
Supported file types and details |
File Exchange |
File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB |
SCORM files |
Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB |
xAPI file |
Max file size: 2GB |
Videos |
File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help |
Images |
File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB |
CPD evidence |
File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Policy documents |
PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Offline activities evidence |
File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Client logo files |
File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG |
Registers |
PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files |
Declarations |
JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files |
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