Workplace Harassment Training

Workplace harassment training is almost always reported as a completion percentage, and completion tells you a module was opened and closed.

Three indicators say more.

Time from incident to report. If matters still arrive months after the fact, the training has not changed the thing that matters most, which is speed.

Who is reporting. Reports coming only from head office and none from sites, night shift or casual staff is a coverage problem rather than a conduct one.

Bystander reports. Complaints raised by people who witnessed rather than experienced something. This is the clearest single sign that a programme has worked, and almost nobody tracks it.

Expect the total to rise in the first year. That is visibility improving, and it is worth telling your executive so before the number moves.

Safe Work Australia covers psychosocial hazards. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s workplace compliance courses and incident reporting software.