Working: Not at all costs!

Description

Students become aware of harassment in the workplace through a quiz and scenarios. They also learn about possible remedies and resources they can turn to if they experience or witness harassment.

Pedagogical objectives:

• Demystify various legal concepts, such as harassment, intimidation and violence (including certain crimes: threats, assault, sexual assault and criminal harassment)
• Expand students’ legal knowledge and competencies so they can identify situations of potential harassment in the workplace
• Raise students’ awareness of their rights and responsibilities as workers with respect to harassment
• Inform students of possible solutions and resources to help guide them toward the appropriate steps

Subjects and subject-specific competencies

Culture and Citizenship in Québec

Secondary IV

Cultural realities and compulsory main concepts: Justice and the law - Injustice and Legal framework applicable to romantic and sexual life.

Compulsory specific concepts, and related topics and examples: Abuse, discrimination, consent and sexual violence.

Secondary V

Cultural realities and compulsory main concepts: Social groups and power relations - Social inequalities.

Compulsory specific concepts, and related topics and examples: Discrimination, sexism and other inequalities related to gender and sexuality.

• Competency 1: Studies cultural realities:
  • Analyzes social relations:
    • Characterizes relations between individuals, groups and institutions.
    • Draws up findings.

Broad Areas of Learning:

• Citizenship and Community Life:
  • Promotion of the rules of social conduct and democratic institutions
  • Adoption of a culture of peace
• Career Planning and Entrepreneurship
  • Familiarity with the world of work, social roles and occupations and trades

Cross-Curricular Competencies:

• Uses information:
  • Puts information to use
• Solves problems:
  • Analyzes the components of a situational problem
  • Tests possible solutions
• Exercises critical judgment:
  • Forms, qualifies and expresses his/her opinion

Free tools provided with the workshop:

• Student’s guide: harassment in the workplace
• Poster: Working: Not at All costs!

Related content:

• Quiz on harassment in the workplace and labour standards
• Six pedagogical activities and answer keys on harassment in the workplace
  • Labour Standards: Rules for the Workplace
  • Salary, Commission and Tips
  • Mistakes at the Cash Register: Do You Have to Pay for Them?
  • At Work: Public Holidays, Annual Vacations and Breaks
  • Paid Training
  • Juggling Work and School
• Éducaloi’s articles on psychological harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace

External pedagogical resources:

• CNESST website