The Key to Implementing Safe Work Psychosocial Hazard Code of Practice Controls
In today’s work environment, ensuring the well-being of employees has become a top priority. Work Health and Safety Officers play a pivotal role in driving positive changes within organisations, aiming to create a culture of Psychological Safety. This culture, in turn, reduces the risk of workplace bullying, all while aligning with the Safe Work Australia […]
Using the Safe Work Psychosocial Hazard Code of Practice to Stop Workplace Bullying
In recent years, there has been an increase in workers’ compensation claims related toworkplace bullying, despite the introduction of anti-bullying orders in 2013. This issue issomething we all need to be aware of, no matter our age. Laws, rules, and contracts,along with media attention, help shape how we think about bullying. Current lawsprovide a legal […]
Successfully Attract New Employees, Shareholders and Customers as an Employer Of Choice
Eliminating workplace bullying can reduce compliance costs, increase productivity and improve the organisational reputation as an employer of choice. A good reputation will attract conscientious investors, encourage the best recruits and grow your customer base to increase profitability. A good reputation is how you will achieve a return on investment for encouraging positive behaviour to […]
Workplace Bullying Related Claims Have Increased Since the Australian Government Interventions in 2013
This Snapshot provides a retrospective warning that workplace bullying-related worker’s compensation claims have increased since 2016, which has resulted in overall claims for physical and psychological work health and safety (WHS) injury to remain substantially constant since 2015. All WHS Claims include All mental stress claims, which include workplace bullying claims. Workplace bullying claims do […]
Positive Organisation Behaviour – Focusing on Adaptability rather than Resilience.
Most workplaces suffer from varying degrees of task-related or interpersonal bullying behaviour. Anti-bullying and discrimination policies are an essential start, but you need to support them with Positive Organisation Behaviour (POB). The focus should not be to force people to stop bullying and discriminating against each other at work. Encouraging a Psychological Safety Culture should […]
Stopping Gender Bias, Discrimination and Workplace Bullying
Bullying is unreasonable behaviour posing a risk to health and safety that is usually directed toward a vulnerable person. Gender inequality and all forms of discrimination involve bullying behaviour directed at different classes of vulnerable people. Bullying, Gender inequality and discrimination can all be prevented under Australian Work, Health and Safety principals. An organisation’s primary […]
A new approach to stop workplace bullying
By Kevin Gilmore-Burrell, Empathyse Anti-Bullying Consulting* It is a common misconception that workplace bullying must occur initially, before it can be stopped. But a new approach allows organisations to make it sure it doesn’t happen at all. If you follow the usual corporate bullying management policies, the definition of bullying requires someone to repeat it […]
Australian Workplace Bullying Policy May Cause More Harm Than Good
Workers’ compensation claims are made by workers who suffer such a significant workplace injury that compulsory workers compensation insurance is required to finance their rehabilitation and return to work if possible. Workers’ compensation claims are the main indicator of how well work health and safety laws assist in reducing the number of workplace injuries in […]
Anti-bullying Workplace Culture Starts at the Top
In 2020 bullying in Australia was estimated to cost up to $47.4 billion per year by the Australian Productivity Commission. The consequences of bullying to individuals include anxiety, depression, PTSD and suicide. The focus of government guidelines is to identify what is not claimable as workplace bullying to limit the burden on the legal system. […]
Australian Workplaces Protecting Against Bullying
Australia’s bullying laws are designed to protect businesses and encourage self-regulation of workplace bullying using organisational Work Health and Safety (WHS) policy. It is not the role of Australian Governments to supervise interpersonal and management relationships within private organisations. The core philosophy of the primary duty of care under WHS law is to protect workers […]