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	"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire." _{William Yeats, Irish Poet} Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention (WDHP) for Staff: This course provides instruction on the roles and responsibilities of staff in creating and maintaining a respectful workplace pursuant to human rights legislation. Through role playing and group interaction, participants gain insight into behaviours that lead to human rights abuse in the workplace. Prevention through positive behaviour is stressed and the resolution strategies available through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) are discussed. Psychological harassement, bullying and workplace violence are issues covered in this course. Course can be easily tailored to meet the needs of any organization. Half-day. Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention (WDHP) for Managers: This course contains the same material as WDHP for Staff (above) plus training in the responsibilities of management team members in administering the human rights policies of the employer. Managers walk through exercises that prepare them to be proactive in preventing discrimination and harassement in the workplace. Participants are instructed, step by step, how to handle complaints filed by employees. Course can be easily tailored to meet the needs of any organization. Full day. Occupational Health & Safety in the Federal Jurisdiction: This two-day course covers the basics of the legal requirements of the Canada Labour Code Part II. Stop the Bickering!!-- Team Integration and Creating the Spirit of Professional Cooperation: Bullying, harassment and human rights complaints have there origins in ineffective communications styles. This means that coworkers just need a little help learning how to talk to each other more respectfully. This one day course will allow your team to assess their communication style and discover ways to be more effective in dealing with coworkers. Includes a segment on email do's and don'ts! Privacy, Internet, Email and Surveillance Cameras: A half-day course covering this important and emerging area of workplace law. You will learn the 10 Principles of the federal Personal Information Protection & Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). You will also learn about the privacy laws unique to your province . You have the right to protect your organization and to monitor the activities of your employees. You also have an obligation to protect your employees. This course will give you the strategies you need to monitor your workers and keep them safe without invading their right to privacy._{More details} The Performance Evaluation -- Legal Perspectives: Does the law demand that an employer conduct performance evaluations? Yes and No. Canadian courts have made it clear that employers must be fair to employees. A professionally conducted evaluation proves that you have worked with an employee in overcoming obstacles to their success--that your were fair. This course will teach you how to conduct, and document , a performance evaluation that will help your employees succeed--and provide you with back-up when they do not. _{More details} The Progressive Disciplinary Process--Can I Suspend an Employee without Pay?: In Canadian employment law you have a duty to be fair to your employees. A progressive disciplinary process is evidence of being fair. This course will show you how to design a process that will help your employees overcome obstacles AND prove your fairness. Recent court decisions have questioned the right of the employer to suspend an employee without pay. In this course you will learn when you have this right and when you do not. And much more. _{More details}


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