WorkSafe BC (Sep 27, 2013).
On November 1, 2013, the
new WorkSafeBC's Occupational Health and Safety Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Policies took effect:
All
employers in British Columbia are required to develop and implement policies
and procedures for reporting and investigating incidents workplace harassment
and bullying, and will be required to provide relevant training to all
employees.
- Bullying and harassment in the workplace may involve a spectrum of behaviours.
- Workplace bullying and harassment can take many forms, including verbal aggression, personal attacks, and other intimidating or humiliating behaviours.
- If workplace bullying and harassment is not addressed, it can lead to lost productivity, anxiety, and sometimes even suicidal thoughts or actions.
WorkSafeBC’s
OHS policies use the phrase “bullying and harassment”as a single term
which:
(a) includes
any inappropriate conduct or comment by a person towards a worker that the
person knew or reasonably ought to have known would cause that worker to be
humiliated or intimidated, but
(b) excludes any reasonable action taken by
an employer or supervisor relating to the management and direction of
workers or the place of employment.
Examples of behaviour or comments
that might constitute bullying and harassment include verbal aggression or
insults, calling someone derogatory names, harmful hazing or initiation
practices, vandalizing personal belongings, and spreading malicious rumours.
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