Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy & Training
A practical one-day programme covering an employer's obligations on sexual harassment under the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 and the Employment Act 1955. The programme goes past awareness slides into the parts organisations get wrong: the mandatory workplace notice, a policy that is actually enforceable, and a complaint investigation that survives scrutiny.
Programme Agenda
The Legal Landscape: Act 840 and the Employment Act
How the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 and the sexual harassment provisions of the Employment Act 1955 work together. What the Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment means for employers, and where an organisation's exposure actually sits.
Defining Sexual Harassment in the Malaysian Workplace
Verbal, non-verbal, visual, psychological and physical conduct. Quid pro quo versus hostile working environment. Working through borderline scenarios so participants can tell the difference between poor conduct, misconduct, and harassment.
Mandatory Employer Obligations
The statutory duty to display a notice raising awareness on sexual harassment at the workplace, the duty to inquire into complaints, and the consequences of failing to act. What an inspector or tribunal would expect to see on file.
Building a Compliant Policy
Drafting a policy that holds up: scope, definitions, prohibited conduct, reporting channels, confidentiality, protection against retaliation, and disciplinary consequences. Common drafting gaps that make a policy unenforceable.
Complaint Handling and Investigation Procedure
Receiving a complaint, preserving confidentiality, appointing an impartial investigator, interviewing complainant, respondent and witnesses, weighing evidence on the balance of probabilities, and documenting findings defensibly.
Practical Workshop: Investigation Simulation
Working from a realistic complaint file, participants plan an inquiry, draft interview questions, identify procedural fairness risks, and produce a findings summary. Structured debrief on what would have failed under scrutiny.
Manager and Bystander Responsibilities
What supervisors must do the moment a concern is raised, how to respond to an informal disclosure, and how to avoid the two most common failures: dismissing the complaint, or promising an outcome you cannot deliver.
Learning Outcomes:
Apply the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 and Employment Act obligations to your own workplace.
Identify sexual harassment accurately and distinguish it from general misconduct.
Confirm your organisation meets the mandatory workplace notice and inquiry duties.
Draft or review an anti-sexual harassment policy that is enforceable in practice.
Run a confidential, procedurally fair investigation and document it defensibly.
Equip managers to respond correctly the first time a concern is raised.
Fee: RM 1,750 per participant
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Training Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Training Mode: Physical, Online, or Hybrid
HRD Corp SBL-KHAS Claimable
Certificate of Completion included