Laws and Ethics in the Workplace
Overview/Description
You need to understand the employment laws that protect you and your rights in the workplace, specifically in the areas of discrimination and harassment. It is equally important that you understand your legal and ethical obligations to your employer. This course will provide you with the practical information you need to recognize discrimination and harassment if it occurs in your workplace and to deal with it appropriately according to the law. It can also help you to keep clear of conflict of interest and avoid violating non-competition agreements, and help you to protect your employer's confidential information.
Target
Audience
Professional level employees and management new hires
Expected
Duration
5.5 hours
Lesson
Objectives:
Discrimination
recognize the benefits of learning how to identify and respond to discrimination in the workplace.
match evidence of the ongoing problem of workplace discrimination with descriptive examples.
analyze scenarios to determine if the workplace practices are discriminatory and therefore prohibited by equal opportunity laws.
match the key steps of a job discrimination claim once a claim is filed with descriptive examples.
Harassment
recognize the value of learning how to identify and respond appropriately to harassment in the workplace.
match the two types of workplace harassment with descriptive examples.
apply the steps to respond to workplace harassment in a workplace scenario.
apply the steps to prevent harassment in a workplace scenario.
Standards of Conduct in the Workplace
recognize the personal and professional benefits of adhering to ethical standards of conduct in the workplace.
select the risks associated with the violation of company policies on confidential information.
determine if there are conflicts of interest present in workplace scenarios.
select the potential impact of non-competition agreements on the employer and the employee.
Course Number: HR0002