Violence and abuse should never be 'just part of the job' - yet many workers are put at risk every day. Whether it’s verbal aggression, physical assault, or online harassment, workplace violence is a serious and growing issue.
This short course has been designed to provide union reps and officials with the knowledge and resources, including legislative protections, to take action to protect workers.
This course has been designed to give union reps and officials the knowledge, skills and confidence to represent and support neurodivergent members and to advocate for more inclusive and equal workplaces as workplace Neurodiversity Champions.
Course Participants will be able to:
This course is aimed at union officials, staff and senior representatives.
The course will include:
OCN Level 2 Accredited 3-day Course
Many women will experience menopause symptoms, which can be a real challenge and impact their day to day lives. This three-day course has been designed to create greater awareness of the menopause as a workplace issue. The course aims to:
Bullying and harassment are common and unacceptable problems in the workplace.
Recent trade union research revealed that nearly a third of people have been bullied at work. The groups most likely to become victims of bullying and harassment are ethnic minority employees, women, and people with a disability.
Hybrid working and working from home has become the new norm for many. It can bring benefits, but also challenges and risks for workers.
This short course, accredited by OCN at level 2, will:
This short, accredited online course will look at current developments and provide an in-depth focus on the Health &Safety measures that need to be in place to ensure that you return to work, and continue to work, safely during this Covid-19 crisis. The course will cover:
As workers have a huge amount of knowledge that can help organisations looking to reduce their environmental impact, trade unions can play a key role in identifying and delivering best environmental practice at workplace level.
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the barriers faced by disabled workers including the provision of reasonable adjustments.
Having to deal with abusive behaviour and stress has overtaken other issues as the most common cause of absence from work.
This short course will look at ways of dealing with the causes of stress, how to handle them and will also cover ways of dealing with internal bullying and harassment including:
