7 signs that bullying is occurring in your workplace

Workplace bullying is a big issue and it’s also very bad for your business!

Employees who are at the receiving end of workplace bullying can suffer a number of emotional and physical consequences such as stress, absenteeism, low self esteem or depression, anxiety, digestive upsets, high blood pressure, relationship problems etc.

If workplace bullying is not dealt with it can results in expensive hits to your business such as high staff turnover, low productivity, difficulty in hiring, lost innovation, bad reputation etc.

7 SIGNS THAT BULLYING IS OCCURRING IN YOUR WORKPLACE

Source: Workplace Bulletin

1. Patterns of absenteeism or excessive sick leave.
2. High staff turnover.     
3. A high number of grievances, injury reports or WorkCover claims.
4. A workplace culture that accepts or promotes a ‘tough guy’, ‘dog eat dog’ or ‘harden up’ attitude to interpersonal relationships, performance management and distribution of work.
5. Leadership styles that are particularly forceful, rude or aggressive, demanding, aloof, overbearing or micromanaging.
6. Systems of work in which there is: uneven or unfair distribution of work; excessive intervention in a person’s work; excessive amounts of work; or provision of menial or tedious tasks, or failure to provide any (or any meaningful) work.
7. Workplace relationships in which one or more people are excluded from a larger group or social activities.