2025 WORKSHOPS

Responding to Harassment and Conflict in the Workplace

DESCRIPTION

This workshop is recommended for people leaders, human resources, and labour relations practitioners.

Responding to and investigating workplace harassment complaints can be a complex, high-stakes process with far-reaching implications for teams. The workshop will provide varied insights from a legal and labour relations perspective and expertise from a Human Resources Leader and a professional investigator. Participants will experience an investigation first-hand using simulation and role play to build their skills and learn how to avoid costly pitfalls and legal liabilities.

WORKSHOP GOAL

Participants will learn how to respond to, investigate, and report on workplace harassment complaints.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the legal framework that applies to workplace conflict and harassment complaints.
  • Articulate the legal and human risks of not investigating and the potential impacts that can occur when an investigation is conducted.
  • Apply key considerations before starting an investigation or hiring an external investigator.
  • Understand how to plan and prepare for conducting interviews.
  • Analyze the evidence and report conclusions.
  • Explore alternative ways of addressing problematic behaviour before it becomes an issue.
  • Manage potential impacts following an investigation.

Workshop Length: 2 days

Format: In-Person

Date: June 17 and 18, 2025

Location: PSEA Office, 3rd floor 2889 East 12th Ave., Vancouver

Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm PST

Cost: $150.00 plus GST

Lunch: Provided

Facilitator(s): Tom Teasdale, PSEA Director of Labour Relations; Katie Cobban, PSEA Legal Counsel; Kyra Hudson, Lawyer, Mediator, and Investigator; and Barb Severyn, Former Executive Director of Human Resources, Camosun College

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Kyra Hudson

Kyra Hudson was called to the bar in British Columbia and became a member of the Mediate BC Civil Roster of mediators in 2005. As a lawyer, mediator, investigator, and conflict coach, Kyra assists clients with matters in the public and private sector, in unionized and non-unionized environments, and in non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Kyra often designs and supports conflict resolution processes in the post-secondary and sport sectors and has conducted mediations and investigations related to issues of discrimination, harassment, bullying, sexual misconduct, and code of conduct breaches.

Learn more about Kyra.

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Barb Severyn

Barb Severyn has a long and varied career in human resources in the public sector -- with the BC Public Service in the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Motor Vehicle Branch, Ministry of Forests, and the BC Public Service Agency in both the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Regions.

She was the ED of HR with the Vancouver Island Health Authority (now Island Health) for almost 5 years and most recently was the ED of HR with Camosun College in Victoria for 10 years.

Learn more about Barb.

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