Working: Not at all costs!
Duration:
60 min.
Suggested level:
Secondary 5
Subject:
Financial Education, Personal Orientation Project (POP), Entrepreneurship
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
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:
Related content:
- Quiz on harassment in the workplace and labour standards
- Six pedagogical activities and answer keys on harassment in the workplace
- Éducaloi’s articles on psychological harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace
External pedagogical resources:
- CNESST website