IMPACT OF BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE

What is Bullying?

Bullying is when people repeatedly and intentionally use words to cause distress and risk to their wellbeing. These actions are usually done by people who have more influence or power over someone else, or who want to make someone else feel less powerful or helpless. This can be happen in your workspace or in your child school or any other place.

Today in this blog post we're going to discuss some common questions arises around bullying in the workplace such as:

• People are often hesitant to make a complaint; why do you think this is?
• Is it possible for people who file complaints to be victimized beyond the original incident?
• How could this happen?
• What are some ways organizations and individual managers can help people feel more comfortable to make a claim?
• What can managers do to create a culture where people feel safe to stand up for their rights to equal treatment and being treated with respect and dignity?

When people bullied at their workplace or office they often cannot make complaint such as they are hesitant to make complaint as they are afraid of the consequences or have had unsatisfactory experiences voicing their concerns in the past.


Also, It is quite possible for people who file complaints to be bullied again. This is because people who are complained may be punished and they blame the people who complain for all punish they received. As a result, the people who are bullied may be treated hardly afterwards.


Organizations can establish policy and procedure to identify what kind of activities are defined as bullying and what measures can be done to protect people who are bullied. Also, organizations can introduce a consultation service where people can complain bullying anonymously.


Managers should communicate with people who are bullied regularly to ensure that they are not being bullied after any complaints. Firstly, managers should inform new employees during the induction that it is employee’s right to be treated equally within the organization.


Also, managers should ensure that there are tools available to report bullying's, such as email, report form or hotline. In addition, managers should be a role model for all employees that they should treat everyone equally.


Managers also can have against bullying poster available in the workplace to remind employees that it is not a shame to report bullying and bullying is not an acceptable activity in the workplace.