Bullying In The Workplace Essay
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DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENT
STUDENT NAME
Muhammad Shafeer s/o Mohamed Sidik
ID NUMBER
100006817
EMAIL ADDRESS
100006817@ student.swin.edu.au
PHONE CONTACT
92973658
UNIT CODE * NAME
LTE203KS – Managing Diversity in Organisations
ASSESSMENT TITLE
Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
TUTOR’S NAME:
Diana Rajendran
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
05/07/2014
.
DECLARATION
I declare that ( the first four boxes must be completed for the assignment to be accepted):
□ This assignment does not contain any material that has previously been submitted for assessment at this or any other university.
□ This is an original piece of work and no part has been completed by any other student than signed …show more content…
Muhammad Shafeer s/o Mohamed Sidik
100006718
Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
The first step to this is that the organisation spells out clearly their stance and their outline on bullying and harassment before a person is being appointed to any post in the organisation, also the management of the organisation should clearly state and constitute which activities are considered to be bullying or harassment therefore making it difficult for employees to find any loopholes in the system therefore escaping the penalties. Once this is done, a directive should be spelled out and sent out to all employees in the organisation regardless of their position or role in the organisation, therefore bringing everyone in the organisation to a common single understanding. Clear penalties and actions should also be included in the directive so as to deter any potential bullies from committing such acts. All staff across the board should be made to sign this directive enabling the management to take actions and hold guilty employees liable . These directives should be clearly formalized and well communicated to the frontline managers so that they can take actions if any one of the staff were to breach the …show more content…
This story was first published in The Straits Times on Feb 24, 2014 http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/case-you-missed-it/story/facing-bullies-the-workplace20140227#sthash.nLAN33Zp.dpuf Journals
1) Kataria, Aarti Kataria, Akanksha Garg, Ruchi
Effective Internal Communication: A Way Towards Sustainability.
International Journal of Business Insights & Transformation. Apr-Sep2013, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p46-52. 7p.
2) Vega, Gina Comer, Debra R
Sticks and Stones may Break Your Bones, but Words can Break Your Spirit: Bullying in the Workplace.
Journal of Business Ethics. Apr2005 Part 2, Vol. 58 Issue 1-3, p101-109. 9p.
Muhammad Shafeer s/o Mohamed Sidik
100006718
Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
3) Einarsen, Staale Hoel, Helge Notelaers, Guy
Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment at work: Validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised.
Work & Stress. Jan-Mar2009, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p24-44. 21p. 5 Charts.
4) McCulloch,
DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENT
STUDENT NAME
Muhammad Shafeer s/o Mohamed Sidik
ID NUMBER
100006817
EMAIL ADDRESS
100006817@ student.swin.edu.au
PHONE CONTACT
92973658
UNIT CODE * NAME
LTE203KS – Managing Diversity in Organisations
ASSESSMENT TITLE
Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
TUTOR’S NAME:
Diana Rajendran
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
05/07/2014
.
DECLARATION
I declare that ( the first four boxes must be completed for the assignment to be accepted):
□ This assignment does not contain any material that has previously been submitted for assessment at this or any other university.
□ This is an original piece of work and no part has been completed by any other student than signed …show more content…
Muhammad Shafeer s/o Mohamed Sidik
100006718
Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
The first step to this is that the organisation spells out clearly their stance and their outline on bullying and harassment before a person is being appointed to any post in the organisation, also the management of the organisation should clearly state and constitute which activities are considered to be bullying or harassment therefore making it difficult for employees to find any loopholes in the system therefore escaping the penalties. Once this is done, a directive should be spelled out and sent out to all employees in the organisation regardless of their position or role in the organisation, therefore bringing everyone in the organisation to a common single understanding. Clear penalties and actions should also be included in the directive so as to deter any potential bullies from committing such acts. All staff across the board should be made to sign this directive enabling the management to take actions and hold guilty employees liable . These directives should be clearly formalized and well communicated to the frontline managers so that they can take actions if any one of the staff were to breach the …show more content…
This story was first published in The Straits Times on Feb 24, 2014 http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/case-you-missed-it/story/facing-bullies-the-workplace20140227#sthash.nLAN33Zp.dpuf Journals
1) Kataria, Aarti Kataria, Akanksha Garg, Ruchi
Effective Internal Communication: A Way Towards Sustainability.
International Journal of Business Insights & Transformation. Apr-Sep2013, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p46-52. 7p.
2) Vega, Gina Comer, Debra R
Sticks and Stones may Break Your Bones, but Words can Break Your Spirit: Bullying in the Workplace.
Journal of Business Ethics. Apr2005 Part 2, Vol. 58 Issue 1-3, p101-109. 9p.
Muhammad Shafeer s/o Mohamed Sidik
100006718
Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
3) Einarsen, Staale Hoel, Helge Notelaers, Guy
Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment at work: Validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised.
Work & Stress. Jan-Mar2009, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p24-44. 21p. 5 Charts.
4) McCulloch,