Course description

Our Preventing Workplace Harassment course addresses bullying as a form of abusive conduct and helps learners understand how hostile, offensive, intimidating, humiliating, or work-undermining behavior can show up on the job.

Through realistic workplace scenarios, learners see how bullying and other abusive behavior can affect individuals and teams, why this conduct violates workplace standards, and what employees should do if they experience or witness it, including reporting concerns to Human Resources.

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Preventing Bullying in the Workplace

Our preventing workplace harassment training covers abusive conduct and bullying with these topics:

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Why you'll love our training

It’s time to embrace a new era of online training with a valued partner who will ensure seamless implementation, along with a learning experience your employees will truly enjoy.

Traliant makes it simple to roll out training to your workplace and provide technical support directly to your employees at no additional cost.

Tailor courses to include your logo, relevant policies, workplace images, and more. Traliant can even customize the course with scenarios that take place in your own workplace environment.

Training is available in English, Spanish and is supported in over 100 languages.

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Frequently asked questions

What is workplace bullying training, and why is it important?
  • Create a safer and more respectful workplace: Bullying can have a devastating impact on the mental and emotional well-being of employees. Training helps to create a workplace where everyone feels safe and respected.
  • Reduce the risk of lawsuits and legal issues: While bullying is not currently prohibited by federal law, many states have introduced anti-bullying legislation. Training helps organizations to comply with state laws and to reduce the risk of lawsuits.
  • Enhance employee morale and productivity: Bullying can lead to reduced employee morale, decreased productivity, and increased absenteeism. Training helps to create a more positive work environment that supports employee well-being.
Why should you train your employees on preventing bullying?
  • Empower employees: Training provides employees with the knowledge and skills they need to recognize and respond to bullying.
  • Strengthen your organization's commitment to a safe and respectful workplace: Training demonstrates the company's commitment to creating a workplace free from bullying.
  • Reduce the risk of employee turnover: Bullying is a major contributing factor to employee turnover.
What is workplace bullying?
  • Intent to harm: The bully's actions are intended to cause harm or distress to the target.
  • Power imbalance: The bully often has more power or authority than the target.
  • Repeated behavior: Bullying behaviors occur repeatedly over time.
What are some examples of bullying behavior?
  • Verbal abuse: Yelling, screaming, or using insults or threats.
  • Threatening behavior: Making threats to harm or to damage the target's reputation or career.
  • Intimidation: Using gestures, facial expressions, or body language to intimidate or threaten the target.
  • Social isolation: Excluding the target from meetings, conversations, or social events.
  • Cyberbullying: Using emails, text messages, social media, or other electronic means to harass or intimidate the target.
What is the difference between bullying and harassment?
  • Harassment: Harassment is often illegal, as it is typically based on a protected characteristic, such as race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
  • Bullying: Bullying is not necessarily illegal. However, bullying that is based on a protected characteristic can be considered harassment.
How can employees help to prevent bullying in the workplace?
  • Recognizing bullying behaviors: Understand what behaviors are considered bullying and be aware of the signs of bullying in the workplace.
  • Standing up for others: Don’t stand by and watch when you see someone being bullied.
  • Reporting bullying: Report bullying behaviors to the appropriate authority, such as a supervisor, HR, or the company's ethics hotline.

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