Regardless of whether you win or lose the sexual harassment lawsuit, you will pay the costs of defending the suit. You will have to pay an attorney to defend the suit. That is an expensive proposition but it may pale in comparison to the other costs associated with litigation. These costs include time spent by your employees locating and reviewing relevant documents. Time spent preparing for depositions. Time spent in depositions. All before the trial even begins. And while your employees are doing these things, they are not able to do the work you hired them to do. How will that affect your business?

The Other Costs of Sexual Harassment It’s clear that sexual harassment litigation is a huge threat to your business. However, even if your company never faces a sexual harassment lawsuit, sexual harassment may still have a huge impact on your business. Sexual harassment has the following effects on your workplace:

         - Lower productivity
         - Lower employee morale
         - Increased absenteeism
         - Increased stress
         - Decreased commitment to employer
         - Decreased motivation
         - Decreased job satisfaction

Simply stated, if sexual harassment exists in your workplace then your company is not getting the maximum benefit from its most important resource: its employees.

Given that sexual harassment can have so many harmful, bottom-line effects on your business, educating your workforce to prevent sexual harassment is a necessary investment in your company and its employees.

You can read a more detailed explanation of the reasons to conduct training here and here.

Click here to view the Preventing Sexual Harrasment Presentation.