Bullying in the workplace occurs when someone tries to intimidate a colleague, it is subjective so each person may see it differently. Bullying may be obvious or subtle and can be one-on-one or involve a group of people. Employers need to be aware that bullying can take many forms like verbal, cyber or physical abuse.
Verbal abuse and threatening behaviour are the most common types of violence at work but physical violence at work still occurs. Risk of violence can be managed by providing workplace security measures, establishing safe systems of work (especially for lone workers) and providing information and training.
Businesses with over 5 employees have a legal requirement to have a Health and Safety Policy and supporting documents in place. Wurkplace can provide you with these documents to ensure your business’s Health and Safety is compliant. The policy should normally be set out in three sections: The Statement of General Policy on Health and …