Personal Harassment
Learn about personal harassment, its effects, and how to prevent it in the workplace. Access resources to create a respectful, safe environment and address harmful behaviour effectively.
What Are Examples Of Personal Harassment In The Workplace
Quick Answer: Examples of personal harassment in the workplace include name-calling and insults, mocking someone’s appearance or private life, spreading rumours, deliberately leaving someone out, repeated unwanted messages, humiliating criticism in front of others and threatening behaviour. It can happen face to face, online or outside work hours. Reasonable management action, such as fair feedback […]
Personal Harassment At Work: What It Is And Where The Law Reaches
Quick Answer: Personal harassment is unwanted conduct aimed at someone as an individual rather than because of a protected attribute like race, sex, disability or age. That distinction is not academic. Because no attribute is involved, the anti-discrimination route is closed, so a worker is left with the Fair Work Act bullying provisions, which require […]
