Respectful Workplace Program
Training that builds capability, accountability and safer workplace culture.
Creating a respectful workplace is no longer just a values issue, it is a legal, safety and leadership responsibility.
Our Respectful Workplace Program supports organisations to meet their obligations under Australia’s Respect at Work reforms and Positive Duty, while building the everyday behaviours that protect wellbeing, strengthen psychological safety, and prevent harm before it escalates.
This program is delivered in tailored streams, ensuring learning is relevant, practical and aligned to role-based responsibility.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Respectful Workplace Program equips participants with the knowledge, behavioural capability and practical strategies required to:
- identify unacceptable workplace behaviours early
- understand legal rights and responsibilities
- prevent harassment, discrimination and victimisation
- respond appropriately when issues arise
- contribute to a culture of respect, safety and inclusion
Training is grounded in current legislation, aligned to work health and safety obligations, and designed to support both compliance and culture uplift.
Respectful Workplace Program - For Staff
Building Awareness, Confidence and Everyday Responsibility.
This program supports employees to understand what respectful behaviour looks like in practice — and how to contribute to a workplace that is safe, inclusive and legally compliant.
Participants develop clarity around expectations, confidence to act appropriately, and understanding of how their behaviour impacts others and the organisation.
What participants will learn:
- Identify acceptable and unacceptable workplace behaviours
Recognise harassment, bullying, discrimination and victimisation, including subtle behaviours, microaggressions and emerging misconduct patterns. - Understand the impacts of unacceptable behaviour
Explore the psychological, organisational, cultural, legal and reputational harm caused by workplace misconduct. - Understand legal responsibilities and rights
Gain practical understanding of obligations under the Fair Work Act, Sex Discrimination Act, workplace health and safety laws and Respect at Work reforms, including employee rights, complaint protections and safeguards against victimisation. - Implement strategies to support respectful workplaces
Learn how preventative controls, respectful behaviours, clear policies and shared responsibility reduce incidents and strengthen culture. - Take appropriate action when issues arise
Understand reporting pathways, how to support affected individuals, document concerns, and escalate appropriately when witnessing or receiving complaints.
Designed for:
- Employees
- Volunteers
- Contractors
- Whole-of-workforce delivery
Respectful Workplace Program - For Leaders
Leading with Accountability Under Positive Duty.
Managers and leaders play a critical role in shaping workplace culture and meeting legal obligations. This program builds the capability required to prevent harm, respond effectively, and lead respectful teams with confidence. Learning is behaviour-focused, scenario-based and aligned to leadership responsibility under the Positive Duty.
What managers will learn:
- Identify the full spectrum of workplace behaviours
Recognise respectful conduct, misconduct, bullying, harassment and sexual harassment under current legislation. - Understand the impact of harmful behaviour
Explore how misconduct undermines wellbeing, performance, trust and organisational culture. - Apply legal responsibilities under Respect at Work and anti-discrimination laws Understand key legislative requirements, including Positive Duty obligations, and a manager’s role in prevention, early intervention and response.
- Implement strategies to build and maintain respectful workplaces
Use proactive leadership strategies such as modelling expected behaviours, setting clear standards, intervening early, and fostering psychological safety. - Respond safely and appropriately to concerns or complaints
Build confidence to respond when issues arise, including maintaining confidentiality, following internal processes, documenting actions and supporting affected individuals.
Designed for:
- People leaders and managers
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Senior leaders
- HR, WHS and People & Culture leaders
- Executives
- Board Members
Our Approach to Training
How we deliver matters, not just what we deliver.
All Respectful Workplace training is grounded in the following delivery principles:
Respect
Every participant deserves to feel heard, valued and treated with dignity.
Psychological Safety
We create environments where people can reflect, question and participate without fear of judgement or harm.
Cultural Responsiveness
We acknowledge identity, culture, history and context — particularly when working with First Nations peoples and culturally diverse groups.
Trauma-Informed PracticeWe recognise that participants may carry lived experience of harm. We avoid forced disclosure, offer choice in participation, and approach learning with care.
Inclusion and AccessibilitySessions are designed to be accessible, adaptable and welcoming across identities, abilities and learning needs.
This approach ensures learning is safe, credible and effective, even when addressing complex or sensitive topics.
Delivery Options
The Respectful Workplace Program is delivered flexibly to suit organisational size, risk profile and workforce needs – without compromising legal alignment or learning impact.
Online, Self-Paced Learning
What this looks like:
Interactive online modules that build foundational understanding of respectful workplace behaviours, legal obligations and reporting pathways. Scalable, consistent and easy to deploy across large or dispersed workforces.
Best suited for:
Large or geographically dispersed teams, onboarding, refresher training, baseline compliance uplift.
Virtual Facilitated Workshops (available in 90min, 2 hour, 2.5 hour, 3 hour and 4 hour sessions)
What this looks like:
Expert-led virtual sessions that create space for discussion, reflection and practical application, delivered in five formats to suit different levels of interaction and depth.
Best suited for:
Teams requiring engagement, clarification of responsibilities, or targeted capability uplift.
Face-to-Face Training (available in 90min, 2 hour, 2.5 hour, 3 hour and 4 hour sessions)
What this looks like:
Face-to-face workshops that create space for meaningful conversation, shared understanding and practical behaviour change, delivered across five session options to suit different levels of interaction and depth.
Best suited for:
High-risk environments, leadership cohorts, frontline teams, complex organisational contexts.
Blended Learning Pathways
What this looks like:
A structured combination of online learning and facilitated sessions to build knowledge first, then sustain behavioural capability and leadership confidence.
Best suited for:
Organisations seeking sustainable culture change and strong compliance foundations.
Our facilitated training is priced at sessional rates, providing strong value for money regardless of participant numbers within the recommended range. This model allows organisations to train larger groups in a single session, maximising impact while maintaining cost efficiency. Sessional pricing also supports flexible scheduling across teams, sites, and rosters without individual enrolment fees.
What’s Included:
- Professional facilitation by an experienced practitioner
- Pre-session briefing to tailor content to your organisational context, risks, and workforce needs
- Alignment with relevant corporate policies, strategies, values, and behavioural expectations
- Minor customisation of examples, language, and scenarios (full customisation available at additional cost)
- Interactive delivery featuring discussion, activities, and Q&A
- Optional participant feedback collection and insights summary
We are happy to discuss delivery options, session structuring, and customisation pathways to ensure the training delivers maximum cultural and compliance impact.
How This Program Supports Compliance and Culture
This program supports organisations to demonstrate:
- proactive prevention of harassment and discrimination
- alignment with Positive Duty expectations
- management of psychosocial hazards
- clear leadership accountability
- consistent behavioural standards across the workforce
It is designed to stand up to regulatory, legal and internal scrutiny, while genuinely improving workplace experience.
Ready to Build a Respectful Workplace?
Whether you are responding to legislative change or proactively strengthening culture, we can support you to deliver Respectful Workplace training that is practical, defensible and impactful.