Managing Harassment at The Workplace

23 Aug, 2021, Virtual Classroom Training

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KAVITHA GUNA SEGARAN
Bachelor of Jurisprudence (Hons) Malaya, CLP
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya 2001

 

Kavitha is a qualified lawyer with 19 years of experience. She is the founding partner of a legal firm based in Kuala Lumpur. She is certified trainer under the Human Resources Development Fund (“HRDF’).

 

She specializes in the area of Employment and Industrial Relations. Kavitha has much experience in handling both local and foreign employees as well employees’ trade union of various industrial sectors on a wide range of both individual and collective disputes including statutory employment rights and obligations, employee performance, disciplinary action, union recognition issues, collective bargaining, non-compliance of collective agreements and dismissals.

 

Kavitha represents her clients in disputes before the Labour Court, Industrial Court as well as the High Court and Court of Appeal with cases won duly reported in the Industrial Law Reports and Current Law Journals.

Her significant experience includes:

  • Advising corporate organizations on dispute settlements, corporate reorganising exercise such as retrenchments schemes and voluntary retrenchment schemes, conducting domestic inquiry proceedings and rendering advice on general misconduct issues.
  • Appointed by a national trade union to resolve union recognition issues.

 

Kavitha is able to provide insightful and practical advice and strategies for corporate organizations on disputes in the arena of employer-employee relationships.

 

At the same, time she has a passion to train and share her knowledge and insights in respect of the area of Employment Law & Industrial Relations.

Venue Details

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FOCUSING ON
  • Module 1 - Duty Of Employer To Create A Safe Working Environment
  • Module 2 - Understanding The Meaning Of Harassment
  • Module 3 - Understanding The Meaning Of Sexual Harassment
  • Module 4 - Understanding The Basic Framework Of Drafting Effective Sexual Harassment Procedures And Practices
  • Module 5 - Procedures Of Handling Complaints Of Harassment
  • Module 6 - Cases Studies On Harassment
  • Module 7 - Punishment/Penalties For Harassment
INTRODUCTION

An employer has an obligation to provide a safe working environment for its employees. This would include safety from any sort of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

 

Harassment at the workplace whether physical or sexual, is improper and totally an unacceptable behaviour. At such, preventative measures must be taken to combat such harassment at the workplace.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn the various forms of harassment at the work place and be familiar of examples prohibited behaviour.

This course will also cover prevention laws and how to identify and stop harassment at the workplace.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All Category Of Employees
METHODOLOGY
This is a one day highly interactive training, whereby participants would gain practical solutions to prevent improper behaviour at the workplace.
COURSE CONTENT
9:00

MODULE 1- DUTY OF EMPLOYER TO CREATE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

  • Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994
  • Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
  • Employment Act 1955


10.00

MODULE 2 - UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF HARASSMENT

  • Definition of harassment
  • Forms of harassment
    - Verbal Harassment/Abuse
    - Physical Violence
  • Steps to deal with Harassment
11.00

MODULE 3 - UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

  • Definition of sexual harassment
  • Categories of sexual harassment
  • Forms of sexual harassment
  • Other Examples of prohibited behaviour at the workplace
12.00 MODULE 4 - UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC FRAMEWORK OF DRAFTING EFFECTIVE SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES
  • Identifying the importance of procedures and policies
  • Understanding the difference of procedures vs policies
  • Process of writing effective procedures and policies
1:00 Lunch
2:00

MODULE 5 - PROCEDURES OF HANDLING COMPLAINTS OF HARASSMENT

  • Victims should say “No”
  • Reporting the complaint
  • Investigating the complaint
  • Suspension pending investigation
  • Taking the appropriate action
    - Issue show cause letter
    - Issue Notice of Domestic Inquiry
    - Domestic Inquiry Proceedings
    - Finding/Decision of the Panel
3:30

MODULE 6 - CASES STUDIES ON HARASSMENT

  • Case studies on Harassment At the Workplace
4.15 MODULE 7 - PUNISHMENT/PENALTIES FOR HARASSMENT
  • Punishment must commensurate with the misconduct committed
  • Types of Penalties/Punishment
    - Warnings
    - Suspension
    - Downgrading and Demotion
    - Stoppage of increment or bonus
    - Dismissal
  • Question & Answer Session
5:00 End of Course