Analysis of Workplace Harassment and Bullying at ABC Company

This report examines the critical issues of workplace harassment and bullying within the context of business communication. It begins with an introduction that defines workplace bullying and its negative impacts on employee well-being, productivity, and company performance. The main body of the report delves into the specifics of bullying and harassment, including verbal abuse and intimidation. It then explores the Victoria 2004 Act related to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), emphasizing the regulations designed to protect workers. The report outlines the role of Worksafe in enforcing OHS regulations and highlights the duty of care employers and managers have towards their employees. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and proposes actionable recommendations, such as establishing clear reporting procedures and providing mentorship programs to foster a supportive work environment. The report incorporates multiple references to academic journals and books to support its arguments and findings. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of workplace harassment and actionable steps to mitigate its negative effects.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body ......................................................................................................................................3
Victoria 2004 Act related to OHS....................................................................................................4
Quote of duty of care ......................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
Recommendations............................................................................................................................5
REFERNECES ...............................................................................................................................6

Memorandum
To: Staff and employees of abc
From: Sherry Carl
CC: Mr. John Willis
Date: 20th Sept, 2019
Subject: Harassment and bullying at workplace
As there has been occurrence many cases associated with bullying
and harassment at workplace, it is came into consideration that strict
actions will be taken.
Introduction
Workplace bullying is mistreatment of people at workplace which causes
physical or emotional harm (Nielsen, & Et. Al (2015)). Physical problems
because of this can lead to stress, trouble in sleeping, high blood pressure.
Bullying also affects their overall performance at workplace as they are not
able to make decisions, productivity reduces and there is loss of self
esteem, absenteeism and many other negative effects on employees. It is
very important for employers to take care that bullying is not taking place in
their organizations otherwise it may lead to reduction in overall
performance level of their employees which will have a direct negative
impact on company's productivity.
Main Body
Bullying is defined as behaviour that harms an individual emotionally or
physically. Verbal bullying consists of testing and threatening for causing
harm. Harassment includes bad behaviour with employees or making fun of
them in front of office (Karatza, & Et. Al (2016)). There are different
responsibilities of managers for providing respect to individuals at
workplace.

Victoria 2004 Act related to OHS
The main objective of occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, there must
be some regulations at workplace which are made for protecting workers
against any harm. This is law of workplace health and safety in Victoria. It
has set some key principles, duties and rights about OHS. This act aims to
protect safety, health and welfare of workers and employees at work. It has
an objective for ensuring that work activities are not harming any individual
at workplace (Nielsen, M. B., Glasø, L., & Einarsen, S. (2017)). OHS
regulations are based upon act of OHS. They help in knowing how to fulfil
obligations and duties that support act of OHS.
Role of Work safe
There are several functions that come under OHS listed below -
 Monitoring and enforcing compliance with OHS regulations
 Promoting awareness in public and discussion of safety, occupational
health and welfare
 making recommendations to minister acts, regulations and
compliance codes of OHS
 Publishing statistics of OHS
Quote of duty of care
Duty of care is involved at workplace for better functioning of the company.
In an organisation, employers and managers have duty of care to their
subordinates or workers. According to this, managers must take different
steps for ensuring good health, safety and well being of employees. It is
legal duty of company to concentrate on physical and mental health of
individuals.
Staff must take care that they are respecting each and every individual
working in the company (Astrauskaite, M., & Et. AL (2015)). There should
be positive environment at workplace. This will lead to achieve goals and
objectives of the company in less time.

The managers of company must provide and maintain safe physical work
environment. The managers ensure The managers ensure compliance with
industry standards and statutory safety rules. In this company, employees
are provided all facilities and they have fixed working hours and
appropriate intervals. This company will protect people against bullying,
harassment and discrimination. Appropriate training is provided to
employees so that they know how to behave with subordinates and
maintain a peaceful environment at workplace.
Conclusion
There are many cases of racist jokes and bullying of new colleagues in
our organisation. It is informed to all staff that there should not be any kind
of harassment or bullying cases within the workplace (Hollis, L.P., 2015). If it
happens, then following steps that can be considered -
Standing up – If there is any victim of harassment and bullying he or she
is ready to directly contact his manager or any senior. Strict actions will be
taken against culprit employee.
Complaint boxes – There will be complaint boxes in every department, if
any employee is not feeling comfortable to show his or her identity then
they can write their problem as anonymous (Bergbom, B., Vartia-Vaananen,
M., & Kinnunen, U. (2015)). This case will be kept private and further
investigations will be taken.
Recommendations
It is very important for an employee to have a senior mentor in the
company who can guide them or support them when defending is needed.
Mangers must keep an eye on every employee so that bullying behaviour
can be resisted.
Thanks and regards

REFERNECES
Books and Journals
Nielsen, & Et. Al (2015). Workplace bullying and suicidal ideation: A 3-wave
longitudinal Norwegian study. American Journal of Public Health, 105(11),
e23-e28.
Karatza, C., & Et. Al (2016). Workplace bullying and general health status
among the nursing staff of Greek public hospitals. Annals of general
psychiatry, 15(1), 7.
Nielsen, M. B., Glasø, L., & Einarsen, S. (2017). Exposure to workplace
harassment and the Five Factor Model of personality: A meta-
analysis. Personality and individual differences, 104, 195-206.
Astrauskaite, M., & Et. AL (2015). Workplace harassment: Deterring role of
transformational leadership and core job characteristics. Scandinavian
Journal of Management, 31(1), 121-135.
Hollis, L.P., 2015. Bully university? The cost of workplace bullying and
employee disengagement in American higher education. Sage Open, 5(2),
p.2158244015589997.
Bergbom, B., Vartia-Vaananen, M., & Kinnunen, U. (2015). Immigrants and
natives at work: exposure to workplace bullying. Employee relations, 37(2),
158-175.