Workplace safety

WORKPLACE BULLYING RATIONALE The campaign aims to challenge the idea that it’s not bullying if it comes from your boss or employer in the Australian workforce. This has become a perception as a result of stereotypical views. These include the idea that a boss has dominance, superiority and power over their employee and can exploit this because they have control over the targets job. Consequently, everyone needs a job to live and thrive in today's society so most wouldn’t speak up. With every…

Review of Related Literature Workplace Violence covers a wide extent of conduct. Workplace violence is any incident in which an employee is abused, threatened or assaulted by fellow employees or by a public member arising out in different circumstances in line with his or her course of employment. Workplace violence is viewed as one of the most serious forms of misconduct in the workplace. This is because of the disadvantageous impact it can have on workplace relationships and environment in…

Nowadays, people face giant pressures from the organization while living family life and many people suffer illness or even death in the workplace areas. Work life conflict generates plenty of issues and this negative impact will not only reduce the worker productivity but also increase health and safety risks such as smoking and alcohol consumption, depression and violence, etc. 1. Smoking According to the pressure of the working place, employees who smoke tend to complain smoking ban rules.…

Unfortunately, the chances of being bullied as an adult is just as common in childhood however the behaviors of a bully may not be as obvious as that of a childhood bully. According to The Workplace Bully Institute the reasons for bullying in the workplace 35% of adults experience bullying in the workplace. Reasons for “1. Zero-sum competition. Employees are pitted against each other in positions or tasks that allow only one winner to emerge from deliberate battles, creating many losers. 2. A…

their way into the workforce and now, more than ever, you see women in typically male dominated workplaces. Though it is a step in the right direction for gender equality many inequalities still exist within the workplace. Women are still paid significantly less than their male counterparts, they have less of a chance for promotions and when being the minority they experience more harassment in the workplace. While being a working woman has become quite common in today 's society being a…

For employers, workplace bullying has economic costs for their business.9 It can lead directly to absenteeism, lower productivity through ‘presenteeism’ or time spent conducting investigations,10 WorkCover claims (resulting in higher insurance premiums) and sanctions or damages awards from work health and safety regulators and courts. There are also more indirect costs to a business such as hiring and training of new employees when someone resigns because of bullying (perceived or actual).11 The…

o whomever, it may concern, I 'm writing this letter today to address what I believe to be considered as "Workplace bullying"; the workplace bullying has occurred for around two years now. Whilst I should have 'spoken up ' earlier about this matter, I have been too scared to say; do, or act on anything; as it may result in myself being removed from the Nolan Street roster. (DW), (JM) and (GM) are good individuals; I hold no personal grudges or other personal feelings against these individuals…

Chapter 20 Online Hour Task Policy Regulation of Alcohol and drug testing, workplace harassment, and personal use of workplace technology (Social Media) Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation at Workplace: In the case that an employee does test positive for drug use, or fails a sobriety test, you need to decide what type of disciplinary action will be taken. Perhaps surprisingly, the consensus among most experts is immediate termination. “When someone is truly under the influence of something and…

the term workplace bullying, describing an ongoing harassing workplace behavior between employees, which results in negative health outcome for the targeted employees (Adams, 1992). Workplace bullying is receiving increased attention worldwide as a negative organization issue. It is considered a serious and chronic workplace stress or that can lead to diminished work productivity and work equality (Hoel, Faragher, & Cooper, 2004) There are two federal laws that can be applied workplace bullying…

There are a lot of issues that can result to disputes and dissatisfaction amongst workers in the workplace; a few of the most common issues are: workplace ageism, workplace racism, workplace bullying, workplace discrimination, workplace violence etc. But in this write up I am going to discuss and reflect on workplace bullying. Although there is no universally accepted formal definition of workplace bullying, several researchers have tried to define it. Some categorize all harmful boss behaviors…