Bully in Workplace(Completed)2

7/29/2019 Bully in Workplace(Completed)2

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The purpose of bullying is to hide inadequacy. Bullying hasnothing to do with managing etc; good managers manage, badmanagers bully. Management is managing; bullying is notmanaging. Therefore, anyone who chooses to bully isadmitting their inadequacy, and the extent to which a personbullies is a measure of their inadequacy. Bullies project theirinadequacy on to others:

to avoid facing up to their inadequacy and doing somethingabout it;

to avoid accepting responsibility for their behaviour and the

effect it hason others, and,

to reduce their fear of being seen for what they are, namelya weak,

inadequate and often incompetent individuals, and,

to divert attention away from their inadequacy - in an-


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Bullying is an inefficient way of working, resulting in

disenchantment, demoralisation, demotivation,

disaffection, and alienation. Bullies run dysfunctional and

inefficient organisations; staff turnover and sicknessabsence are high whilst morale, productivity and

profitability are low. Prosperity is illusory and such

organizations are a bad long-term investment. Projection

and denial are hallmarks of the serial bully.

Bullying is present behind all forms of harassment,

discrimination, prejudice, abuse, persecution, conflict and

violence. When the bullying has a focus (eg race or

gender) it is expressed as racial prejudice or harassment,

or sexual discrimination and harassment, and so on.

When the bullying lacks a focus (or the bully is aware of

the Sex Discrimination Act or the Race Relations Act), it

comes out as pure bullying; this is an opportunity to


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Bullying includes abuse, physical or verbal violence,humiliation and undermining someone's confidence. Youare probably being bullied if, for example, you are: constantly picked on

humiliated in front of colleagues regularly unfairly treated

physically or verbally abused

blamed for problems caused by others

always given too much to do, so that you regularly fail in

your work regularly threatened with the sack

unfairly passed over for promotion or denied trainingopportunities

Bullying can be face-to-face, in writing, over the phone or

by fax or email.


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The consequences of workplace bullying may includethe following, bearing in mind that many of these

points may be as a result of other internal or external

factors:

Reduced efficiency, productivity and profitability; Increased absenteeism, sick leave and staff turnover;

Poor morale, erosion of employee loyalty and

commitment;

Increased costs associated with recruitment and

training;

Increased workers compensation claims;

Increased indirect costs such as management time,

engaging mediators or counselors;

Adverse publicity and poor public image;


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An unsafe work environment and potential fines for

breaches of the occupational health and safety

legislation;

Costs resulting from failure to meet legislative

provisions including civil and criminal actions; Legal costs incurred defending a claim of workplace

bullying;

Vicarious liability and other associated employer

liabilities; Potential increase to insurance and workers

compensation premiums.


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What to do if you are bullied at work

Employers have a 'duty of care' to their employees and this

includes dealing with bullying at work. There are measures

you can take if you are being bullied.

Get advice

Speak to someone about how you might deal with the

problem informally. This might be:

an employee representative like a trade union official

someone in the human resources (HR) department your manager or supervisor

Some employers have specially trained staff to help with

bullying and harassment problems. They are sometimes

called 'harassment advisers'. If the bullying is affecting yourhealth, visit our doctor.


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Talk to the bully

The bullying may not be deliberate. If you can, talk to

the person in question, who may not realise how their

behaviour has been affecting you. Work out what tosay beforehand. Describe what has been happening

and why you object to it. Stay calm and be polite. If

you don't want to talk to them yourself, ask someone

else to do so for you.Keep a written record or diary

Write down details of every incident and keep copies

of any relevant documents.

Making a formal complaintMaking a formal complaint is the next step if you can't

solve the problem informally. To do this you must

follow your employer's grievance procedure.


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Bully in Workplace(Completed)2