Educating employees is critical to bringing diversity and inclusion, equity to life in your organization and creating safe and respectful workplaces. But reaching every employee, delivering the right content for different audiences, and translating learning to action can be a challenge. That’s why Corridor has created a unique two part online training package. The first course covers diversity and inclusion training in the workplace, along with equity and accessibility. The second course identifies bullying, workplace violence and harassment, plus educates on workplace safety and psychological safe workplaces.

Creating a workplace where integrity, fairness, professionalism and employees equipped with the skills to have constructive discussions, are the beginning of creating a safe and respectful workplace. Corridor’s ‘Creating a Safe and Respectful Workplace’,  is a 2-part training course. The first course is written by Jennifer Mak, DEI Subject Matter Expert and explores diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The material brings to the forefront how equity and accessibility are equally important. Corridor’s online training provides real examples, case studies and personal reflective exercises. The second course is written by Glenn French, Subject Matter Expert on Bullying, Harassment and Workplace Violence. This course ensures that employees and supervisors have the skills and knowledge to recognize various forms of workplace violence, harassment and bullying, your rights to workplace safety and a respectful workplace and responsibilities are and key strategies in personal safety and how to handle harassment or bullying situations.

What does Respect in the Workplace mean?

Respect is a key element in all workplace relationships and helps employees know that both their efforts and hardwork are appreciated. Respect not only creates a good work environment, but it reduces stress and has both a mental and physical positive effect on employees’ health leading to a more productive workplace.

What is a Safe and Respectful Workplace?

A respectful workplace is one where all employees are treated with equal respect, communication is at the forefront and conflict is addressed quickly and fairly. The respectful workplace is equitable and delivers a culture of empowerment and cooperation. Creating a culture of respect that promotes employee trust, wellbeing, productivity, job satisfaction and loyalty.

How to create a Safe and Respectful Workplace?

Training is a key component of any successful workplace respect; it informs and educates employees on the impacts of diversity and inclusion, equity, harassment and workplace violence. Online training allows employers to shift from reactively fixing issues to proactively minimizing them through education. 

What are the benefits of a Safe and Respectful Workplace?

Employers that proactively create policies that promote creating a safe and respectful workplace create an environment that improves productivity, employee engagement, health and wellness, retention and will ultimately improve financial performance of the company. An analysis from Deloitte Insights, the research arm of Deloitte, found that for every $1 invested in workplace mental health the yearly return was $1.62, and after three years rising to $2.18. According to the report the economic impact of poor mental health in Canadian workplaces is $50 billion annually not including an additional $6.3 billion in lost productivity. When employees know how to support one another and actively play a role in creating a safe workplace free from bullying, harassment, discrimination in a diverse and inclusive environment, they are more satisfied and productive. It’s not just ROI, building a respectful workplace is a competitive advantage. Training and education make a difference.

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