Employers who provide access to in-person or online training can improve workers’ knowledge of workplace sexual harassment.
This was a finding of a recent Comcare literature review looking at effective employer interventions to reduce this behaviour in the workplace.
Access to training and education was found to increase workers’ skills and confidence to respond to and report workplace sexual harassment.
It was also shown to build trust in leadership and reduce unwanted sexual conduct.
It didn’t matter if the training was in-person or online, as long as the content of the training was right.
Ultimately, the study found that a multi-pronged approach, including policy and training, was most effective in preventing and addressing workplace sexual harassment.
Read more: The Systems for respect: Interventions to reduce workplace sexual harassment summary and full report are available for download.