I have a question about sexual harassment training. We have 35 full-time regular employees and usually about 40 or 50 temporaries. The temps work for months at a time, but we release them during slow periods. I think the law says you have to provide harassment training if you have 50 or more employees. Do we have to count these temps?
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Technically no, as temp employees usually are not included in the headcount when determining whether your company is subject to the mandatory training requirement. However, if your temps are on the premises six or more months, you should still have your managers trained. When temps are around for a while, they and their colleagues begin to think of them as part of the regular employee landscape. Doing the training will help minimize possible problems, even if you’re not legally required to do it. Having someone in the workplace just for a couple of days is very different than having someone around on a regular basis for an extended period of time. — Rhoma Young
Rhoma Young is the founder and head of HR consulting firm Rhoma Young & Associates in Oakland.