Bullying Or Harassment? That Is The Question
Bullying and harassment in the workplace will always be with us. For example, in a recent report, London researcher Cecilia Harvey drew attention to the “Queen bee syndrome”, which occurs where women “use their social intelligence to manipulate relationships or damage colleagues’ reputations”. She went on to say: “Queen bees are women [who] treat colleagues […]
Discrimination, Bullying or Harassment?
The Human Rights Commission has conducted the world’s first enquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace and the adequacy of the existing legal framework, including a review of complaints made to state and territory anti-discrimination agencies. Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, has drawn attention to the fact that the laws surrounding workplace misbehaviour overlap in […]
Are you being bullied at work?
What is bullying? Workplace bullying is persistent unreasonable behaviour towards a worker or group of workers that causes a risk to health and safety. That is, it must: Be persistent, in the sense that it happens repeatedly over a period of time. Be unreasonable, in the sense that it is irrational, disproportionate or unfair. Cause […]
When Employees Go Rogue: How To Protect Your Reputation
In order to protect your reputation in today’s world of technology and social media, it is important to create a culture within your organisation that encourages employees to raise their grievances in-house without fear of reprimand and without reverting to social media or otherwise venting their grievances into cyberspace. Protect your reputation as an employer […]