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Anti-bullying and harassment policy help
As of November 1, 2013, B.C. businesses have new obligations under the Workers Compensation Act to take action to prevent bullying and harassment in the workplace.
The grace period for implementing this mandate ended February 1.
Your obligations: To comply, all B.C. businesses need to complete an anti-bullying and anti-harassment policy and procedures around reporting and investigation, as well as train all workers and supervisors to recognize and respond to this issue. Here’s how to comply: What Businesses Need to Know (Link opens PDF in new window).
Course Requirement: As part of the legislation, all B.C. business owners and workers need to be trained to recognize and respond to bullying and harassment.
Among multiple areas covered within the Respect in the Workplace program, three of the subjects that you will learn about are:
· Becoming more familiar with the definitions of Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination;
· Enhancing your understanding of what behaviours are acceptable and those behaviours that are not acceptable in the workplace;
· Help make you more comfortable and confidant in identifying and reporting incidents which are inappropriate and unacceptable in the workplace.
Exclusive savings for Chamber members: The BC Chamber has partnered with Respect Group Inc. to provide chamber members access to a compliant online course at a discounted price. Program details:
Online learning program and compliance tool featuring a 90-minute self-guided program;
With testing and certification, this program enables your organization to demonstrate compliance;
Available to BC Chamber members for $32 plus tax (rather than $40);
To register an employer and/or employees, please contact Brad Blaisdell at 604-239-5523 or by email to [email protected];
To access your discount, please quote your Chamber code: B3S7P2;
Visit http://respectintheworkplace.com/ for more information about the program.
As a member of the Fernie Chamber of Commerce, your business qualifies for this program through your membership with the BC Chamber of Commerce. Please share this information with the appropriate person or department within your organization.
We hope this information will assist you in complying with these new requirements.
Fernie Chamber of Commerce
