{"id":3894,"date":"2017-06-29T11:32:37","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T09:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2019-04-25T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T14:04:11","slug":"dealing-with-bullying-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/dealing-with-bullying-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Bullying at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workplace bullying<\/strong> is not something new. More and more workers are victims of bullying every day and unfortunately, some of them can\u2019t do anything about it, because they are afraid<\/strong> to talk about it to someone. Others feel that speaking up might not change the situation<\/strong>. Nowadays, as the boundary between professional and private life is getting more and more blurred<\/strong>, well-being at work<\/strong> has become something essential, and nobody wants to be subjected to that kind of persecution<\/strong>. In this article, we will first see what bullying at work is, before we can put a stop to it.<\/p>\n

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What is bullying at work?<\/h2>\n

Bully at work is a type of harassment<\/strong> which is not recognized by many labour codes<\/strong> and other civil laws<\/strong>. Even if there are more and more sentences<\/strong> given in many countries, cases of bullying<\/strong> is not very much represented, especially because it is harder to prove<\/strong> that it is intentional<\/strong> and recurring<\/strong>. One thing is sure, nobody deserves it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Workplace bullying can manifest itself in different forms. It can start with whispers<\/strong>, to talking behind someone\u2019s back, which can turn into defamatory statements<\/strong> on company social networks, via email, in phone conversations. You could be exclused from meetings<\/strong>, or completely ignored<\/strong> by your colleagues even in a professional context, or avoided<\/strong> by others.<\/p>\n

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What needs to be understood is that these types of behavior are not always visible<\/strong>, but it is sure that if someone feels slighted or excluded, it should be investigated. Nasty behaviour can effect productivity in the office and even lead to mental health issues for the victim. HR personnel are \u00a0something has to be done to solve the issues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How to deal with it?<\/h2>\n

People victim of workplace bullying are sometimes afraid<\/strong> to tell someone about their problems, because they don\u2019t know who to approach<\/strong>, and they are sometimes afraid that people would think that they are paranoid or lost<\/strong>, and that they don\u2019t belong to a team<\/strong> or to a company<\/strong>. A very interesting article found on the Telegraph<\/a><\/strong> explains that the managers<\/strong> must do something if one of their employees is bullied<\/strong>, especially because they have to make sure that their employees are healthy, physically and mentally,<\/strong> at their workplace. Being ill at ease at work can affect employees outside<\/strong> of the workplace, that is to say in their personal lives<\/strong> and this could lead to serious consequences<\/strong>, like mental breakdown<\/strong> or worse. This obligation of health and safety at work<\/strong> is described in many countries\u2019 labor codes.\"stop<\/p>\n

The article\u2019s author gives many different solutions in order to fight against workplace bullying<\/strong>:<\/p>\n