Transforming your approach to preventing workplace sexual harassment

About this event

All reasonable steps: How psychology transforms workplace sexual harassment.

With the new Employment Rights Act requirement for employers to take "all reasonable steps" to prevent workplace sexual harassment coming into force this October, many people professionals are reviewing their current approach and asking an important question: are we doing enough?

In this webinar, psychologist and author Dr Nina Burrowes explores how psychological insight can transform approaches to prevention. Drawing on the themes from her new book, All Reasonable Steps: How Psychology Transforms Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention, Nina will examine the behavioural and cultural dynamics that determine whether prevention efforts succeed, and what organisations can do to create lasting change.

This session moves beyond compliance to explore what impactful prevention looks like in practice, helping HR professionals develop greater confidence in the effectiveness of their strategy and identify where attention should be focused next.

What you'll learn

• What effective prevention looks like in the context of the new "all reasonable steps" duty

• Why policies, reporting routes and awareness alone are rarely enough

• Which types of sexual harassment are easier to prevent, and how.

• The role of skills and culture in prevention

• How to think about third-party harassment as part of a wider prevention strategy

• Where HR teams should focus their attention to maximise impact

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for professionals responsible for creating safe, respectful and legally compliant workplaces, including:

• HR Directors

• Heads of People

• HR Business Partners

• Employee Relations Professionals

• Learning and Development Professionals

• Organisational Development Specialists

• EDI Leads

• HR Consultants and Advisers

• People Managers with responsibility for workplace culture and conduct

Whether you are preparing your organisation for the October changes or supporting clients to do so, this session will provide a fresh perspective on what it takes to move from legal duty to meaningful prevention.

About the speaker

Dr Nina Burrowes

Dr Nina Burrowes is a psychologist specialising in the prevention of sexual harassment. Her latest book All Reasonable Steps: How Psychology Transforms Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention, is the first book to explore how behavioural science can strengthen efforts to prevent workplace sexual harassment.

Drawing on experience working with both perpetrators of sexual harm and victims/survivors of abuse, she brings a unique perspective to one of the most challenging issues facing organisations today. Her work helps leaders move beyond compliance and good intentions to create prevention strategies that have a genuine and lasting impact. Nina is the founder of The Consent Collective and Safe Workplace Culture.

Please note:

• Participants will receive their joining details 24 hours before the webinar, along with a reminder one hour before the session begins.
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• If there is an external speaker, their views will be their own and may not necessarily reflect those of the CIPD.
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