For a situation to be bullying in the workplace, there must be three key characteristics present. These are unreasonable behaviour, that is repeated and creates a risk to health and safety. Recently, Safe Work SA has claimed their first successful bullying...
In South Australia, a victory of sorts is being claimed for the “first successful bullying prosecution”. The outstanding gaff is that the prosecution isn’t based on bullying and the behaviour referred to is not bullying. So what does this mean in a world where...
Let’s be honest, the term bullying, and the relevant anti-bullying legislation, can be used and abused. A key question is how often, which is up for debate and will vary depending on the perceptions each individual brings to the table. The Fair Work Commission...
Do you know how much workplace bullying and mentally unhealthy workplaces is costing your workplace or industry? According to a recent submission to the recent state government inquiry, bullying, harassment and fatigue at South Australian hospitals has cost taxpayers...
Workplace bullying can lead to job insecurity. This fact probably doesn’t come as a surprise to many of you. However, what happens when you add to the mix a passive and inactive (or laissez-faire) leadership approach. Does this increase both job insecurity and...
I was recently reading a research article from Canada that explored men’s experience of workplace bullying as the target of those behaviours. In this research they found two key themes; abandonment and survival. The theme of abandonment was the first key theme...
