Remedial Sexual Harassment Training
Remedial Sexual Harassment Training – At times where an employee has engaged in workplace sexual harassment dismissal may not be the preferred outcome and ir considered that training may be the best option.
In these cases AWPTI has a number of training options.
Individual Employee version
This course is designed as a remedial action for employers in instances where an employee has engaged in workplace sexual harassment and it is deemed that a remedial action such as training is a better option that dismissal.
The program is designed so that the employee understand what sexual harassment is, what the behavioural expectations of the organisation are and the law in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace and for the organisation to be able to satisfy the new Positive Duty.
This 60-90 minute depending on the level of participant interaction, questions etc) course is now part of our ‘Live by Request’ series and can be delivered in person or remotely via Zoom or MS Teams anywhere in Australia or internationally.
The program has the following components:
- What is sexual harassment?
- What is sex discrimination?
- What is the workplace in 2025?
- Sex Discrimination & sexual harassment laws
- Components of sexual harassment
- The sexual harassment continuum
- Why don’t victims report
- AHRC* Sexual Harassment survey and the Respect@Work Report
- Changes to sexual harassment laws
- Satisfying the new positive duty for employers
- Sexual harassment – busting the myths
- Sexual harassment and social media
- Your rights and obligations
- What should/can you do as a victim or witness
- The Bystander effect
- Consequences
- What can employers do
- Legal Responsibilities & cases
* Australian Human Rights Commission
The session includes discussion around actual sexual harassment investigation cases and the Myth Busting/fact or fiction section which outlines comments made by victims that make them feel that they can’t report matters and comments/excuses made by perpetrators in real life interviews.
Remedial Sexual Harassment Training
Individual Managers version
This course option is designed as a remedial action for managers in instances where the manager has engaged in workplace sexual harassment and it is deemed that a remedial action such as training is a better option that dismissal.
This 90 minute to 2 hour (depending on the level of participant interaction, questions etc) course is part of our ‘Live by Request’ series and can be delivered in person or remotely via Zoom or MS Teams anywhere in Australia or internationally.
The program contains the same content as the employee version but also includes advice for managers, employers, business owners etc on how to initially manage sexual harassment complaints from employees, take the next steps and potentially resolve matters .
This programs provides practical skills to help enable your managers recognise what is and what is not sexual harassment and also offers strategies to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace.
Current costing
Employee version:
- Presented remotely: $950 plus GST
- Presented in person in Sydney $1,500 plus GST (outside of Sydney in person cost on request.)
Managers version:
- Presented remotely: $1250 plus GST
- Presented in person in Sydney $1,750 plus GST (outside of Sydney in person cost on request.)
Programs for organisations can be found here – https://awpti.com.au/sexual-harassment-training-provider/
