Bullying at workplace

Bullying at 
Workplace 





   

Why people don't bring forward complaints

• Fear of being blamed or ridiculed
• Fear of getting a bad reputation
• Fear of being labelled a "Troublemaker"
• Feeling isolated
• Feeling embarrassed and humiliated by the behaviour
• Feeling of losing job- If he/she is supervisor or manager         

Preventing Bullying at Workplace

• Organisations needs to make policy and complaint resolution procedure for workplace bullying.
• The policy against bullying should be advertised on notice board.
• The alleged bully should be protected by confidentiality provisions in law.
• By providing counselling services
• By running programmes by Health and Safety departments of organisation 

Ways to create a safe culture at workplace

• By making safety policies and procedures and make them available electronically and paper based to employees.
• Training employees demonstrate your commitment to safety
• Lead by example by following all safety policies and encouraging employees to do the same. if management commits to safety, employees will follow suit.
• reward employees who report any incident or concerns. 
• By treating each and every employee equally
• During the process of building and maintaining safety culture,involve the employees as well
• By creating a special committee or department for handling all the concerns or issues of employees confidentially.
• By keeping a suggestion box, where anyone can put their suggestion without mentioning their identity.