Work Place Harassment

Harassment.

Figure 1 Harassment (The Lane Report, 2018)

Harassment is experienced worldwide, outcomes are severe. Any unacceptable behaviour that is of an offensive nature which daunt, usually violates dignity of a person and creates an unfriendly and demean circumstances is known as harassment. The Event can be one time or repetitive however the severity and the impact on the victim categorizes harassment.

Workplace harassment can vary from discrimination, abusive power, verbal and physical violence, sexual harassment etc.

Impact on the Business.

Employee wellbeing is the business wellbeing, failure to protect the safety and ensure peaceful workplace can negatively impact the business. Namely it can be, shattered employee morale, declined productivity, absenteeism, turnover, damage to the good will of the employer. Additionally the organization can be liable for the actions of an employee provided that no action taken to prevent harassment. This can be applicable even if the employee had left the organization. (McDonald et al, 2019).

Preventive Measures to Stop Workplace Harassment.

Organizations must invest time to stipulate a set of policy to prevent unacceptable behaviour in order to protect the employees and ensure a harassment free environment.

Anti-Harassment Policy.

Figure 2 Anti-Harassment policy (Clear HR Consult, 2022)

An anti-harassment policy should be developed, it should be inclusive of what and what not is acceptable at the workplace. The policy has to mention all types of workplace harassment, it would be impressive if the policy speaks about scenarios. Policy should be with zero-tolerance to slim the misconducts. Consequences for non-compliance should also be part of the policy. The policy must be disseminated to the workforce and briefed to the new recruits.

Training For All Employees.

Training is an effective measure and tool to disseminate the harassment policy within the team and eliminate the workplace harassment. This can be done with the help of HR specialist. The training should speak about the harassment. Training should be done for all the employee groups separately and provide information that is relevant to their position in the company.

Clear and fair Complaint Process

A transparent complaint process must be set to resolve the conflict. A staff should be aware on how exactly to file a complaint against harassment. It’s the obliged that the company will take swift actions against the complaint with fully investigation in a timely and fair manner. It is a must to ensure that no adverse action will be raised against for standing up for right cause.

Communication Channels

The whole idea of this to ensure that the employees have access to report a harassment through more than one channel directly with the Human resource management. This will be helpful for the employees to shout out about the harassment in case if it was from their direct supervisor or managers. Such communication channels can be E-mails, online messaging platforms, an inbuilt application.



Video Practical solutions for Harassment (Scholes, 2019 -Source :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v6MMh31h9s)

Conclusion.

To conclude it is crucial to understand despite of implementing policy, preventing and slicing of harassment in workplace is always challenging, and requires to strive to make it a success. Managers and supervisor are the closest to their team members, thus they should create a healthy environment and solve any harassment issues professionally. Having close relationship with the team will enable to identify any behavioural pattern changes, interrelate within the team mates both formally and informally and also 1 to 1 sessions with staffs. Employee’s approach for assistance should be embraced with utmost respect and professionality. Should there be any disciplinary action support of HR should be sort.

Showcase the team members’ respect and encourage everyone else the same. Be mindful of the actions as these are cues for the team. Communicate best practices during meeting and encourage participation and team building activities in order to achieve a healthy working conditions.

References.

Brenda Hernandez, 2022. EasyLlama. [Online]
Available at: https://www.easyllama.com/blog/how-to-stop-workplace-harassment?_sm_au_=iVVnLnsqkS3rGPnJJf17vK0T8QQJ4
[Accessed 06 May 2022].

Clear HR Consult, 2022. Clear HR Consult. [Online]
Available at: https://clearhrconsulting.com/blog/hr-smalltalk/preventing-harassment-in-the-workplace/
[Accessed 06 May 2022].

McDonald et al, 2019. google. [Online]
Available at: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+can+harassment+affect+the+company&safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEA_enAE980AE980&sxsrf=APq-WBvkjPEVtU2KvYcLM4m7Nq1RMdLPuA%3A1650290330909&ei=mm5dYpSQN6_ysAfYzIHgBg&ved=0ahUKEwiUxczH4p33AhUvOewKHVhmAGwQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=how+can+ha
[Accessed 19 Apr 2022].

The Lane Report, 2018. The Lane Report. [Online]
Available at: https://www.lanereport.com/88041/2018/03/language-jokes-and-teasing-the-most-common-workplace-harassment-survey-says/
[Accessed 06 May 2022].

Scholes, J., 2019. Dealing with and investigating workplace harassment. [Online]
Available at: https://youtu.be/-v6MMh31h9s
[Accessed 20 April 2022]. 


 

Comments

  1. Shibly6 May 2022 at 06:48

    Well written article. Companies should clearly outline the harassment so that employees should know where is the line not to cross because certain company culture is different to the other.

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  2. FuardMBA246 May 2022 at 23:47

    When people work together, misunderstanding and conflict are inevitable but should not be allowed to escalate. HRM plays a major role in preventing harassment against employees. Good article

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  3. Pasan Nanayakkara7 May 2022 at 00:17

    This was a very insightful and I have a gained a lot of knowledge by reading this article. Well done.

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  4. Arjuna Medagama MBA #247 May 2022 at 01:00

    Harassment is one of the worst things that can be done by the top management of the organization. because due to harassment company performance can drop drastically and industrial disputes can occur. most of the time harassment will end up in court. Therefore HR personnel must be fair enough to every employee of the company.

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  5. fahimmba7 May 2022 at 03:13

    Harassment should not encouraged in an organisation. HR should have a strict policy to prevent the Harassment to safeguard the employees. God job done.

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  6. Zaman7 May 2022 at 07:17

    Well structured article. You have clearly explained harassment and the ways to avoid harassment. All the best !

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  7. Gayan Marasinghe7 May 2022 at 10:35

    Harassment in the workplace can increase the risk of bad physical health consequences and worse emotional well-being for employees in organizations. It also affects the employee's performance negatively. Well written good luck!!

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  8. Darshana Undugodage7 May 2022 at 22:53

    Good working environment positively impact on the employee performance. It is important to understand that and manage them to archive organizational objectives.
    Good luck.

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  9. AparnaMBA20228 May 2022 at 06:11

    Workplace harassment is a bad thing for an organization.it will decrease organization's performance.you explained all the key points clearly.good luck!

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