This lesson provides concrete examples of prohibited conduct across a range of protected characteristics to help learners identify issues quickly.
Prohibited Conduct Across Protected Characteristics: Examples
This lesson provides concrete examples of prohibited conduct across a range of protected characteristics to help learners identify issues quickly.
What you learn:
- Identify protected characteristics across key regions
- Compare global legal landscapes and their implications for policies
- Analyze how local laws affect enforcement and reporting
- Apply a global perspective to policy development and training
Description:
This course covers protected characteristics across major jurisdictions and explains how laws and cultures influence policies and practice. You will compare the European Union, UK, and United States frameworks, and examine how global firms align policies with local requirements. Real-world examples illustrate compliance pitfalls and opportunities to strengthen inclusive environments.
Learners will gain a practical understanding of compliance obligations, reporting expectations, and the tension between local norms and global standards.
Prohibited conduct by characteristic
This unit shows how harassment and discrimination manifest for different protected characteristics across workplaces.
- Race or ethnicity — racial slurs, derogatory stereotypes, or exclusion based on race
- Sex and gender identity — inappropriate jokes about gender identity or sex, unwelcome advances
- Pregnancy and parental status — pressuring leave or denying accommodations
- Disability — mocking disability or denying reasonable accommodations
- Religion — insulting beliefs or pressuring participation in rituals
- Age — ageist remarks or exclusion from opportunities
- National origin — xenophobic remarks or immigration related questions
- Sexual orientation — harassment based on orientation
- Marital status or family status — biased decisions due to status
- Veteran status — disparaging remarks about service