Respect in the Workplace was developed to provide organizations, of all sizes, with a standard, cost-effective tool to empower your team with the skills to prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination (BAHD).

We like to think it’s about improving culture, first and foremost. The secondary benefit is organizational risk and liability reduction.

Employers are required by the Canadian Human Rights commission and Canada Labour Code to develop their own harassment policies and provide anti-harassment, bullying and discrimination training.

Employers can be held legally responsible for BAHD. If they cannot prove they have instituted all “reasonable measures” to prevent these occurrences from happening, they may find themselves facing serious financial and legal consequences.

Traditional training methods are typically offered only to upper management or through internal “Train the Trainer” workshops. These can be expensive, impractical and do not guarantee that everyone receives the same training, regardless of level. Respect in the Workplace sets a standard and improves culture by ensuring everyone is on the same page.

Why Respect in the Workplace?

Create Stronger Corporate Culture and Reputation

Strengthen Attraction and Retention of Employees

Enhance Organizational Health

Reduced Illness and Absenteeism

Increased Productivity and Profitability

Improve Team Communication

Comply with Canadian Labour Code

Increase Morale

Mitigate Legal Liability

Create a Psychologically-Safe Work Environment

Workplace Statistics

In order to cope with harassment and a toxic work environment, employees will take twice as much sick time.

Estimated Cost of Absenteeism to the Canadian Economy (Billions)

3 in 10 Canadians say they work in environments that are not psychologically safe and healthy.

Nearly half of Canadians report having experienced one or more acts of workplace harassment at least once a week for the last six months.

50% of workplace harassment victims suffer mental health-related problems.

56% of Canadian employers say the continuous rise in employees’ mental health claims is a top concern.

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Program Elements

Power Dynamics in the Workplace

Defining, Dealing with and Reporting Bullying, Abuse, Harassment and Discrimination (BAHD)

Empowering the Bystander

Managing Emotions

Understanding Mental Health Outcomes Due to Maltreatment

Your Responsibilities as a Member of the Team

The Respect Platform Advantage

Over 1 Million Canadians are RESPECT Certified

Over one million individuals have been educated in sport, youth serving organizations, schools, and the workplace.

Bilingual Content Delivery with Closed Captioning

Easy to understand and fully accessible.

Condensed, Easy to Follow Curriculum

Takes one third the time of an equivalent classroom-based workshop with language that is suitable for all literacy levels. Simple point and click format that remembers where you left off and brings you back.

Bilingual Helpdesk for Technical Assistance

Toll-free live-answer and email support to deal with immediate end-user needs.

Fully Outsourced Risk Management Platform with Custom Branding

Cost effective approach to improving culture and reducing liability. Every implementation is customized and branded to your organization.

Desktop, Android and iPhone / iPad Compatible

We utilize the latest technology so you can take our programs in a way that's easy for you.

Engaging Instructional Design

Beautifully animated scenarios, impact statements, expert clips and interactive Questions and Answers.

Comprehensive Suite of Administrative Tools

Designed to optimize organizational control including; recertification options, cross-organization portability, internal database integration and user tracking.

What Our Clients Have To Say

Respect in the Workplace eLearning is an excellent program. It is easy to use and contains up to date information and scenarios for employees to work through.

The eLearning concept is also a feasible option for our geographically diverse workforce, as they manage the time they take the course while balancing their workload and they can refer back to the materials when needed.

Overall, 96% of our employees felt this course was valuable and we will continue to promote its use within Alberta Human Services.

David Morhart

Deputy Minister, Alberta Human Services

It’s important to us that respect be a cornerstone of our business, so when internal survey results did not meet our high standards in the area of respect, we acted by implementing Respect in the Workplace.

Since implementing the program, we saw a significant improvement in our survey results and we continue to use the program as an onboarding tool for every new employee.

We’re very proud to have implemented the program, and recommend that others do the same!

Bill Borger

President, Borger Construction

Canadian Western Bank Group launched Respect in the Workplace out to our organization and has experienced very positive feedback and increased awareness through the process.

In just under six months, 1,642 of our employees have certified in this training with 96% indicating the program was easy to use. After completing the program, 95% felt it would help them be a more respectful employee and co-worker and 96% felt better equipped to identify and respond to incidents of discrimination, harassment and bullying. These are
amazing results.

On behalf of Canadian Western Bank, I highly recommend the program to other organizations.