- About This Course
- Legislation
About This Course
This course outlines the tools necessary to prevent sexual harassment within practices, ensure compliance with the Worker Protection Act 2024, and foster a positive workplace culture that values inclusion and respect.
Aims
This course aims to provide learners with a knowledge and understanding of the necessary tools to prevent sexual harassment within their practices, ensure compliance with the Worker Protection Act 2024, and foster a positive workplace culture that values inclusion and respect.
Objectives
During this course, learners will be able to:
- Define sexual harassment as it is outlined in UK law, particularly under the Equality Act 2010.
- Identify different types of sexual harassment and recognise how they manifest in a dental practice setting.
- Understand who is affected by the new legislation and the scope of employer responsibilities.
- Assess the impacts and risks that sexual harassment can have on individuals and businesses.
- Implement key strategies and actions to demonstrate compliance with the new legal duty to prevent sexual harassment.
- Develop a tailored action plan that addresses prevention, reporting mechanisms, and workplace culture improvements.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, you will gain an understanding of:
- The definition of sexual harassment as outlined in UK law, particularly under the Equality Act 2010.
- The various types of sexual harassment and how they manifest in a dental practice setting.
- Who is affected by the new legislation and the scope of employer responsibilities.
- The impacts and risks that sexual harassment can have on individuals and businesses.
- Key strategies and actions to demonstrate compliance with the new legal duty to prevent sexual harassment.
- How to develop a tailored action plan that addresses prevention, reporting mechanisms, and workplace culture improvements.
GDC Development Outcomes
Legislation
Amendment of The Equality Act 2010. It is being introduced by the Worker Protection Act 2023
GDC
- Principle 6: Working with colleagues in a way that is in patients best interests
- Standard 6.1: Work effectively with your colleagues and contribute to good teamwork
- Standard 6.6: Demonstrate effective management and leadership skills if you manage a team
- Standard 6.1.2: You must treat colleagues fairly and with respect, in all situations and all forms of interaction and communication. You must not bully, harass, or unfairly discriminate against them.
- Principle 8: Raise concerns if patients are at risk
- Standard 8.2: Act promptly if patients or colleagues are at risk and take measures to protect them.
- Standard 8.4: Make sure if you employ, manage or lead a team that there is an effective procedure in place for raising concerns, that the procedure is readily available to all staff and that it is followed at all times.
- Standard 8.2.3: Where possible, you should raise concerns first with your employer or manager. However it may not alwaysbe appropriate or possible to raise concerns with them,particularly if they are the source of your concern.
- Principle 9: Make sure your personal behaviour maintains patients confidence in you and the dental profession.
- Standard 9.2: Protect patients and colleagues from risks posed by your health, conduct or performance.
- Standard 9.1.1: You must treat all team members, other colleagues and members of the public fairly, with dignity and in line with the law.
CQC
- Regulation 17: Good governance?
- Regulation 18: Staffing
- Regulation 19: Fit and proper persons employed