Anti Bullying Workshop
Is your workplace Bully Free?
Are you aware that 80% of performance issues are considered bullying by your employees? This encourages bully claims, if not understood properly.
Are you confident that you are fully covered legally?
Bite Size Educatin have developed a program to educate managers and staff in ways to minimise bullying in the workplace. Our training will equip you with a certificate you can proudly display on your wall stating your workplace is a Bully Zero environment. This will be proof of your commitment to both employees and customers.
In Victoria, bullying is identified as a crime punishable by 10 years jail. Workplace bullying can have a profound effect on all aspects of a person’s health, productivity, family life, peace of mind and can lead to severe psychological and emotional problems.
The impact of bullying on organisations can include:
- Lower productivity
- Increased absenteeism
- Presenteeism / stress
- Reputation damage
- High staff turnover
- High staff turnover
- Disruption to business
Did you know that a single bully claim can cost you from $25,000 to $250,000?
As an employer you must:
- Provide a safe and bully free workplace
- Provide policies and procedures to prevent bullying
- Take reasonable actions to prevent bullying
- Respond to any complaint immediately;
- Be aware of and identify bullying behaviour
- Train staff on the topic of workplace bullying prevention and management
- Keep abreast with changes in law.
As an employer you benefit in anti-bullying training by:
- Identifying bullying and its varied forms
- including cyber bullying
- Being aware of the symptoms of bullying
- Being aware of the effects on the workplace environment and culture
- Understanding what actions can be taken – formal complaints, reporting
- Understanding where to seek support.
The real organisational impact of bullying is on productivity, morale and culture.
