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| Violence and harassment at the work place. Perceiving the case.-00-6511 |
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Many employers are recognizing the existence of workplace violence and harassment and manufacturing solutions and schemes to address the problem. An increase in awareness is usually accompanied by a decrease in tolerance for incidents of abuse.
Violence and harassment at the workplace may severely compromise a work environs. For the victim, abuse may lead to anger, depression, guilty conscience, self-doubt with regards to competency, anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder type symptoms. Abuse may be as detrimental for other laborers at the workplace as it is for the victim. Laborers may no longer feel as safe and comfortable at work. This may lead to lost productivity and decreased work performance. Overall worker morale may drop and the employer’s character may be jeopardized.
Recruiting and retaining staff may become more challenging. In the absence of policies, the employer may be subject to legal proceedings from victims.
Higher insurance premiums, increased workers’ compensation levy payments and lost-time claims may also result. Distinctly, having policies and procedures in place.
Education to increase awareness is key to eliminating workplace violence and harassment. Many laborers are not familiar with their organization’s policies on violence and harassment. Increased psychological result of perception, learning and reasoning of these policies and procedures assists in reducing the stress as a consequence of an incident.
Many elements of an efficient education and training program include: Clarifying roles and responsibilities, educating staff with regards to reporting procedures, training of crisis intervention/victim help personnel (where appropriate), training and educating those charged with investigating incidents, intercommunicating with other agencies such like police, community and social services, incrementing worker awareness with regards to rights and available assistance and incrementing awareness of applicable legislation and the employer’s policies and procedures.
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