This online Handling a Sexual Harassment Investigation course looks at a company’s legal responsibility to prevent and deal with sexual harassment incidents, examines policies and procedures that should be followed when investigating allegations of sexual harassment and discusses how to interview apparent victims, alleged harassers and potential witnesses. Recognizing sexual harassment is only half the battle. If action isn’t taken quickly, and the situation is not resolved fairly, a company can face lawsuits and hefty fines. The course includes information on a company’s legal responsibility regarding sexual harassment, conducting an ethical investigation, beginning the investigation process, documenting harassment allegations, interviewing alleged harassers and witnesses and more.

• This online Handling A Sexual Harassment Investigation course covers the following topics:
  • What is sexual harassment?
  • Company policy and preventing harassment
  • Conducting an ethical investigation
  • Beginning an investigation
  • Gathering the facts
  • Resolving the situation
  • And more

Approximately 30 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.