Stop Harassment in the Workplace

Sexual harassment, intimidation and bullying in the workplace have impacted almost every working individual at one time or another. Facilitated by Professor Alan Rycroft this workshop will provide you with a practical, hands-on approach to identifying, preventing and managing harassment in the workplace.

  1. Introduction
  2. What is harassment?
  3. Overview of the Regulatory Framework
  4. The hierarchy if legislation
  5. Understanding what sexual harassment is?
  6. Sources of the law on sexual harassment
  7. Forms of sexual harassment
  8. Violation of the rights of the employee
  9. Choosing an appropriate procedure
  10. Understanding the employer’s liability for sexual harassment
  11. Mediating a sexual harassment grievance
  12. Racial harassment
  13. The test for racial harassment
  14. The forms of racial harassment
  15. Establishing racial harassment
  16. Appropriate employer responses to racial harassment
  17. Workplace bullying
  18. Where does the duty not to bully come from?
  19. A definition of workplace bullying
  20. Legal protection against workplace bullying
    • Unfair labour practice jurisdiction
    • Delictual claims
    • Constructive dismissal
  21. Dealing with bullying
  22. Harassment relating to pregnancy and family responsibility
  23. Protected disclosures
  24. The liability of the employer

We have a panel of carefully selected trainers all of whom are legally qualified, have many years of experience as trainers and are often arbitrators/and or commissioners of the CCMA. Their extensive experience enables them to respond to ad hoc queries from delegates in a practical and empowering manner and is one of the factors which set us apart from the competition. Regular presenters include:

Heinrich Bohmke has been a senior trainer and course developer for CBA training for the past 10 years. Prior to this he lectured at Vista University and worked in a distinguished labour law firm for five years.   He was also the legal training officer of a major trade union, conducting litigation and providing strategic advice in a number of significant matters. 

Joanne Philip is an admitted attorney who has been practicing as a specialist in the field of labour law since July 2003. She runs her own HR consulting business and has been training for CBA since 2005 with key focus in the private and public sector.

Adv James Matshekga is an admitted advocate of the Transvaal division of the High Court and is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Johannesburg where he is primarily responsible for teaching Labour Law. James is also an accredited trainer and facilitator of the Law Society of South Africa. He is currently a part-time commissioner at the CCMA and a panellist at various bargaining councils in both the private and public sector. James has been training for CBA since 2009.

Dates and venues
24 August - Johannesburg, Genesis Suites
25 August  - Cape Town, Capetonian Hotel
26 August  - Durban, Elangeni Hotel

The Fee
One delegate: R1 995 + VAT = R2 274.30
Three or more delegates: R1 795 + VAT = R2 046.30 per delegate