Staff offered £450 'banter' training after Whatsapp scandal

Leicester Police have offered their staff an usual training opportunity – helping them to learn about workplace banter, and when it isn’t appropriate – Leicestershire Live reports.

The workshop, titled 'Banter - balancing wit and wisdom', aims to guide delegates "along the fine line between fun, stress reducing, morale raising workplace communication and a harmful, debilitating and persistent verbal barrage".

The course is provided by an external training provider, Inclusive Employers, and costs approximately £462.50 for a half-day workshop.

Lynne Woodward, of Leicestershire Police's diversity and inclusion unit, is reported in Leicestershire Live as stating that the force places a great deal of emphasis on upholding professional standards and the code of ethics in the workplace.