As part of its Changing Workplace Culture training series, the QLS is offering two bespoke in-house training workshops:
Module 1– Sexual Harassment
Module 2 – Being an Active Bystander.
Depending on the needs of your organisation, you can choose to enrol in either one of these workshops, or the two workshop modules as a package.
Price:
- One module only: $550 for QLS members and $740.00 for non-members (maximum 40 per session) plus GST agreed travel costs
- Two modules: $999 for QLS members and $1350 for non-members plus GST and agreed travel costs
Module 1 - Sexual Harassment Workshop
The Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 (the Bill) and amendment to section 47C of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (the ‘Amendment’) commenced on 13 December 2022. They impose a positive legal duty on employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sex discrimination, including sexual harassment in the workplace.
In order to satisfy the duty it is recommended employers adopt a number of measures, including regular training and education.
QLS has developed an Australian-first legal industry educational workshop which helps participants to understand inappropriate conduct, the role of bystanders, workplace culture and the reporting and management of complaints. The workshop helps participants identify what appropriate conduct is and aids in changing behaviours, aiming to foster a positive workplace culture throughout Australia's legal profession.
This one-hour session provides an overview of mental health and wellbeing for lawyers. The workshop outlines how to recognise signs and symptoms of when people may be struggling with a mental health and wellbeing issue and actions to take.
The workshop will also provide an overview of the current state of mental health and wellbeing in the legal profession and discuss why those in the legal profession are susceptible to certain mental health issues.
- A 60 minute workshop
- Suitable for all staff working in professional services sector
- Delivered by specialist senior trained facilitators
- Run online or in-house at your workplace for groups of up to 40 (subject to facilitators availability)
At the completion of the workshop participants will have knowledge and understanding of substantive content including:
- the building blocks of a mentally healthy behaviours
- recognising when people may be struggling with a mental health issue and what actions to take
- the statistics and status of the incidence of mental health and wellbeing issues in the legal profession
- how early interventions can help prevent adverse mental health and wellbeing issues emerging
- the predominant traits and culture in legal workplaces that may act as catalysts for developing poor mental health and wellbeing
- the role of leadership in modelling positive behaviour in legal workplaces and reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and wellbeing issues
- the options available for further and ongoing support for those dealing with mental health and wellbeing issues
Each Module: $550 plus GST for QLS member firms and $740.0 plus GST for non-member firms (maximum 40 per session) plus agreed travel costs
Module 2 – Being An Active Bystander
Inappropriate behaviour in the workplace usually fits into three areas: discrimination, sexual harassment, and workplace bullying. In response to recent legislative changes and the Introduction of the Code of Practice “Managing the risk of psychosocial hazards at work” on 1 April 2023, QLS has developed a scenario based workshop to support people to develop the behaviours of an Active Bystander, to encourage people to call out inappropriate behaviour in a constructive and safe way.
This one-hour session provides an overview of burnout and its impact on professionals. When chronic stress builds up and isn’t managed, it can lead to burnout which has adverse consequences for both individuals and workplaces alike. Burnout negatively affects performance and productivity in the workplace, working and personal relationships and a person’s overall physical and mental health and wellbeing.
It is important professionals and workplaces are proactive about wellbeing and seek support before stress results in burnout.
- A 60 minute workshop
- Suitable for all staff working in professional services sector
- Delivered by specialist senior trained facilitators
- Run online or in-house at your workplace for groups of up to 40 (subject to facilitators availability)
At the completion of the workshop participants will have knowledge and understanding of substantive content including:
- An understanding of the concept of burnout and the predictors for it emerging
- How to identify early warning signs, both physical and work
- Distinguishing the difference between stress and burnout
- The four stages of burnout and how to intervene for each of these
- Strategies to support and manage occupational and individual burnout
- How to create positive work cultures that support balance between work and individual demands to avoid burnout developing
- When people feel inspired and motivated, they do more work – and that work is significantly less stressful on their overall health and wellbeing
- Know your and your colleagues limitations, as well as opportunities, and to learn to better regulate life and take care of ourselves
Each Module: $550 plus GST for QLS member firms and $740 plus GST for non-member firms (maximum 40 per session) plus agreed travel costs
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FAQs and Cancellation Policy
- You will be invoiced within 7 days of the delivery of the workshop
- In the event that you cancel the workshops and no further dates can be agreed upon or rescheduled, you will be liable to pay a 50% cancellation fee