Workplace Bullying and Harassment

What is workplace bullying and harassment? Check out this short video.

Workplace bullying is a form of harassment and this together with gender, cultural and religious harassment will not be tolerated at Sharing Places.

We recognise that workplace bullying, gender, cultural and religious harassment can affect the health and well-being of individual employees and/or groups of employees. We also recognise that all employees have the right to work in an environment free from workplace bullying and harassment.

Workplace bullying, gender, cultural and religious harassment may involve:

  • behaviour aimed to demean, humiliate or intimidate employees either as individuals or as a group
  • loud and aggressive tactics like yelling or screaming abuse
  • subtle intimidation like inappropriate comments about personal appearance, constant criticism, isolating workers from normal work interaction, or setting impossible deadlines
  • adult/sexually explicit, sexist or vulgar material which is, or reasonable capable of offending another person displayed in the workplace or sent by e-mail
  • attributing stereotypical or extreme behaviour to a particular racial or religious group

We encourage all employees to report workplace bullying, gender, cultural and religious harassment via its Employee Grievance and Disputes Policy. Any report of workplace bullying, gender, cultural and religious harassment will be treated seriously and investigated promptly, confidentially and impartially.

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