Workplace Bullying has been on the increase. Not only in the United States, but in other countries as well, there are growing concerns about workplace bullying. Nearly a third of the workplace experiences some form of workplace bullying. Usually the infliction is psychological and not physical. Nearly seventy percent of those who report workplace bullying say it comes from their bosses.
I have written several articles on this…one being…Dangers of Workplace Bullying.
Find below some interesting information about the study to be conducted….
According to an article in the Telegraph Journal….
Researchers from Canada’s University of New Brunswick are studying the effects workplace bullying has on men. Lead researcher Judith MacIntosh said that so far the study has found that men are dealing with very similar workplace abuse that women are known to deal with, including psychological harassment. She said the verbal harassment, intimidation, threats and rude comments can lead to an increase in absenteeism, reduced productivity and a high turnover. The high turnover results in increased costs to replace and recruit new employees, MacIntosh said, as well as costs to the company’s reputation. MacIntosh said the study will be ongoing for approximately six months.
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Targets, victims and witnesses of bullying have a few avenues to pursue (as compared with victims of sexual harassment) when subject to REPEATED and obvious acts of aggression, spreading malicious rumours, excluding someone socially or from certain projects, undermining or impeding a person’s work or opinions, insulting a person’s habits, attitudes, or private life and intruding upon a person’s privacy. Others include being rude or belligerent, destroying property, assaulting an individual, or setting impossible deadlines. Although bullying is recognized as detrimental to occupational health, there is little political or corporate interest in stopping it.
In schoolyard bullying, the bullies are children, whose behaviour is controlled by the leaders, i.e. the school administration. In workplace bullying, however, the bullies are often the leaders themselves, i.e., the managers and supervisors. Therefore, reporting a bully to the HR dept, for example, may expose the target/victim to the risk of even more bullying, slower career advancement, or even termination, on the grounds of being a “troublemaker!”.
Workplace bullying has severe consequences, including reduced effectiveness and high employee turnover. An employee who suffers any physical or psychiatric injury as a result of workplace bullying can confront the bully, report the bully to the HR department or to the trade union, if any, or bring a claim of negligence and/or a personal injury claim against both the employer and the abusive employee as joint respondents in the claim. If the law does not persuade employers to deal with workplace bullying, the economic reality will persuade them. Training sessions can help when combined with a con?dential reporting structure, but it is difficult to alter the basic nature of some individuals, who may need counselling.
Maxwell Pinto, Business Consultant and Author
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