Article Two: Workplace Bullying - a major business issue! What you don't believe it? What about the recent payout of $220,000 in fines awarded against Café Vamp.
Workplace bullying is one of the ‘hot issues' in today's workplace. It is one of the most challenging issues employers have to proactively manage to minimise the risk of enabling workplace bullying behaviour and culture occurring in the workplace.
In February 2010, the Victorian Magistrates Court fined Café Vamp $220,000 as a result of workplace behaviour that resulted in a waitress committing suicide. This incident highlights the significant risks associated with not effectively managing bullying and harassment in the workplace.
Bullying is repeated unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or group of workers that creates a risk to health and safety. Whereas harassment, is a single incident of unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or group of workers that creates a risk to health and safety.
Providing a safe workplace - which includes eliminating workplace bullying and harassment, is an integral part of any employers organisational OH&S commitments. OH&S laws place employers under a general duty to provide and maintain, so far as is practicable, a working environment that is safe - this includes both the physical and psychological health of employees.
Employers also have a duty to monitor the health of employees and workplace conditions.
For further information and practical support in addressing workplace bullying and harassment in the workplace, Contact D.K.Sonin & Associates at bbie@dksonin.com.au
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