Creating a Respectful Remote Workplace
Help your managers and employees create a more supportive and productive remote work environment.
Course description
This brief course focuses on keeping the remote workplace safe, respectful and productive and is available in two versions, for employees (10-min) and managers (15 min). A video host guides learners through different remote work challenges, along with practical insights, tips and answers to common questions. The managers’ version builds upon the employee course, with additional content on supervising remote workers.
ONLINE TRAINING
Creating a Respectful Remote Workplace
Creating a Respectful Remote Workplace covers:
- Harassment
- Bystander intervention
- Setting boundaries between work and home life
- Isolation concerns
- Drinking while working from home
- Inappropriate behavior on video calls
- Spotting and avoiding information security risks
KEY FEATURES
Why you'll love our training
It’s time to embrace a new era of online training with a valued partner who will ensure seamless implementation, along with a learning experience your employees will truly enjoy.
Course administration
Traliant makes it simple to roll out training to your workplace and provide technical support directly to your employees at no additional cost.
Course customizations
Tailor courses to include your logo, relevant policies, workplace images, and more. Traliant can even customize the course with scenarios that take place in your own workplace environment.
Translations
Training is available in English, Spanish and is supported in over 100 languages.
What to consider when choosing the most effective training on Creating a Respectful Remote Workplace
- Promote a culture of respect and inclusivity: Remote work can make it more difficult to build and maintain a positive and respectful workplace culture. Training can help to create a culture where everyone feels valued and included, regardless of their location.
- Maintain productivity and engagement: Remote work can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and disengagement. Training can help to keep employees engaged and productive by providing tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance, for staying connected with colleagues, and for using remote tools effectively.
- Ensure compliance: Remote work can sometimes create challenges for organizations when it comes to compliance with policies and regulations. Training can help to ensure that employees are aware of and following the organization's policies related to harassment, information security, and other areas.
- Empower employees: Training provides employees with the knowledge and skills they need to create a safe and productive remote work environment.
- Strengthen your organization's commitment to employee well-being: Training demonstrates the company's commitment to creating a workplace where everyone feels supported and valued, regardless of whether they are working remotely or on-site.
- Reduce the risk of misconduct: When employees understand the company's policies and expectations for appropriate behavior in the remote workplace, they are less likely to engage in inappropriate behavior.
- Harassment and bullying: The remote environment can sometimes provide cover for inappropriate behavior. It's important to ensure that employees understand that the company's policies on harassment apply to the remote workplace.
- Information security risks: When employees are working remotely, it's important to ensure that they are taking steps to protect the company's sensitive data. Training can help to raise awareness about data security risks and to teach employees how to work securely.
- Isolation: Remote work can lead to feelings of isolation. Training can help employees to maintain connections with colleagues and to develop strategies for addressing feelings of isolation.
- Clear communication: It's essential to have clear and consistent communication between managers and employees, as well as among team members.
- Respectful communication: Encourage employees to communicate respectfully and professionally, both in written and verbal communication.
- Established boundaries: Help employees establish clear boundaries between work and home life.
- Technology and tools: Provide employees with the technology and tools they need to work effectively remotely.
- Virtual team building: Organize virtual team-building activities to help employees build relationships and to foster a sense of camaraderie.
- Set clear expectations: Clearly communicate performance expectations and deadlines.
- Check in regularly: Hold regular check-ins with team members to stay informed about their progress and to address any issues.
- Provide feedback: Provide regular feedback to team members, both positive and constructive.
- Encourage communication: Promote open communication between team members.
- Recognize and reward achievements: Recognize and reward team members for their achievements.
- Promote a sense of community: Help to build a sense of community among remote team members, such as by organizing virtual social events.
