{"id":8283,"date":"2026-08-10T12:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/blog\/announcement-bcm-coaching-day-suspected-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace-metoo-from-report-to-legally-sound-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:39:08","slug":"bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement: BCM Coaching Day \u2013 Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (\u201cMeToo\u201d) \u2013 From Report to Legally Sound Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue that is often underestimated in compliance practice \u2013 until a specific suspected case arises. Then the first few hours are decisive: those who act quickly and investigate with the necessary sensitivity and with a view to the possible (criminal) legal consequences protect those affected, minimise liability risks and ensure a sound basis for decision-making. Those who hesitate or proceed unsystematically risk escalation, reputational damage and vulnerability under employment law. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this BCM Coaching Day, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/lawyers\/dr-oliver-pragal\/\">Dr. Oliver Pragal<\/a><\/strong> (Attorney at Law, Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/lawyers\/kristina-konrad\/\">Kristina Konrad<\/a><\/strong> (Attorney at Law\/Salary Partner, Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte) of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/\">Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/a><\/strong>, together with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renneberg-gruppe.de\/team\/jan-arne-killmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arne Killmer<\/a><\/strong> (Attorney at Law, Renneberg) of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renneberg-gruppe.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Renneberg Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH<\/a><\/strong>, will show you how an <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/competencies\/internal-investigations\/internal-investigations\/\">internal investigation<\/a> into suspected sexual harassment is professionally structured, conducted in a legally sound manner and consistently seen through to its conclusion.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key topics of the event<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relevance and risk situation: why the issue affects every company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal framework: German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG), data protection and criminal law aspects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typical case scenarios: verbal, digital, non-verbal and physical harassment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initial response to reports: protective measures, confidentiality, immediate communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responsibilities and investigation mandate: interaction between HR, compliance, legal, the works council and management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conducting the investigation: securing evidence, interviewing those affected, witness interviews, hearing the accused person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dealing with difficult evidential situations: one person\u2019s word against another\u2019s, false accusations, unresolved suspicions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consequences and prevention: deciding on measures, rehabilitation, policy and training concept<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will receive a concise overview of the entire process \u2013 from the initial response to the final decision on measures \u2013 and take away tried-and-tested recommendations for your organisation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is specifically aimed at compliance managers, HR managers, works council members, in-house lawyers and all executives who need to be able to act immediately and in a legally sound manner in an emergency.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a <a href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/commitment-to-modern-compliance-pragal-rechtsanwaelte-is-a-supporting-partner-of-the-bcm\/\">supporting partner of the Professional Association of Compliance Managers (BCM)<\/a>, we very much look forward to welcoming the association\u2019s members and other interested colleagues to Hamburg for a personal and professional exchange. You can register for the event <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compliance-verband.de\/aktivitaeten\/termine\/praesenz-bcm-coaching-day-verdacht-auf-sexuelle-belaestigung-am-arbeitsplatz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>. As the number of participants is limited, we kindly ask you to register early. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Venue<\/strong>: Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte, Brooktorkai 20, 20457 Hamburg <br\/><br\/>A <strong>map<\/strong> with directions to the venue can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/quadlink.eu\/v2\/?utm_source=www.compliance-verband.de_mailing&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=0&amp;utm_campaign=20260722_q_23965&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpragal-rechtsanwaelte.de%2Fkontakt%2F\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key details at a glance<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4a0d6b43\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Topic:<\/strong> BCM Coaching Day \u2013 Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (\u201cMeToo\u201d): From Report to Legally Sound Decision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speakers:<\/strong> Kristina Konrad (Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte), Dr. Oliver Pragal (Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte), Jan Arne Killmer (Renneberg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> Tuesday, 15 September 2026 | 17:00 to 19:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong> Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte, Brooktorkai 20, 20457 Hamburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registration deadline:<\/strong> 10 September 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registration &amp; details:<\/strong> Registration is made directly via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compliance-verband.de\/aktivitaeten\/termine\/praesenz-bcm-coaching-day-verdacht-auf-sexuelle-belaestigung-am-arbeitsplatz\/\">BCM event calendar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue that is often underestimated in compliance practice \u2013 until a specific suspected case arises. Then the first few hours are decisive: those who act quickly and investigate with the necessary sensitivity and with a view to the possible (criminal) legal consequences protect those affected, minimise liability risks &#8230; <a title=\"Announcement: BCM Coaching Day \u2013 Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (\u201cMeToo\u201d) \u2013 From Report to Legally Sound Decision\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Announcement: BCM Coaching Day \u2013 Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (\u201cMeToo\u201d) \u2013 From Report to Legally Sound Decision\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-internal-investigations-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BCM Coaching: Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From protective measures to securing evidence: recommendations for companies on internal investigations in \u201cMeToo\u201d cases.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BCM Coaching: Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From protective measures to securing evidence: recommendations for companies on internal investigations in \u201cMeToo\u201d cases.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-10T11:21:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-22T18:39:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/metoo-coaching-e1786361254621.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anne\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anne\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BCM Coaching: Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace","description":"From protective measures to securing evidence: recommendations for companies on internal investigations in \u201cMeToo\u201d cases.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BCM Coaching: Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace","og_description":"From protective measures to securing evidence: recommendations for companies on internal investigations in \u201cMeToo\u201d cases.","og_url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/","og_site_name":"Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte","article_published_time":"2026-08-10T11:21:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-22T18:39:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/metoo-coaching-e1786361254621.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anne","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anne","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/"},"author":{"name":"Anne","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cfa5a1adaf867917882f950bdfbdb9d4"},"headline":"Announcement: BCM Coaching Day \u2013 Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (\u201cMeToo\u201d) \u2013 From Report to Legally Sound Decision","datePublished":"2026-08-10T11:21:49+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-22T18:39:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/"},"wordCount":467,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/metoo-coaching-e1786361254621.jpeg","articleSection":["General","Internal Investigations"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/","url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/","name":"BCM Coaching: Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/metoo-coaching-e1786361254621.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-08-10T11:21:49+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-22T18:39:08+00:00","description":"From protective measures to securing evidence: recommendations for companies on internal investigations in \u201cMeToo\u201d cases.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/metoo-coaching-e1786361254621.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/metoo-coaching-e1786361254621.jpeg","width":1280,"height":465,"caption":"View of the offices of Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte, where the BCM MeToo coaching will take place."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/blog\/bcm-coaching-day-sexual-harassment-workplace\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Announcement: BCM Coaching Day \u2013 Suspected Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (\u201cMeToo\u201d) \u2013 From Report to Legally Sound Decision"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/","name":"Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte","description":"Renommierte Hamburger Kanzlei spezialisiert auf Wirtschaftsstrafrecht &amp; Wirtschaftsrecht","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Renommierte Hamburger Kanzlei spezialisiert auf Wirtschaftsstrafrecht & Compliance","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#organization","name":"Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte","url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-pragal-ra-quad.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-pragal-ra-quad.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Pragal Rechtsanw\u00e4lte"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cfa5a1adaf867917882f950bdfbdb9d4","name":"Anne","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d55f08c04ffac58ac1d7106bf876427a5f810dc0f5ef77aac01593db9444098?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d55f08c04ffac58ac1d7106bf876427a5f810dc0f5ef77aac01593db9444098?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d55f08c04ffac58ac1d7106bf876427a5f810dc0f5ef77aac01593db9444098?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Anne"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8285,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8283\/revisions\/8285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pragal-rechtsanwaelte.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}