{"id":271,"date":"2021-08-19T14:02:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddhrsupportandadvice.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2021-08-19T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T14:03:41","slug":"bullying-and-harrassment-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddhrsupportandadvice.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/19\/bullying-and-harrassment-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying and harrassment at work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"271\" class=\"elementor elementor-271\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4adc0d4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4adc0d4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38fc042f\" data-id=\"38fc042f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21360845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21360845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bullying and harrassment at work<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d27011 elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"48d27011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a339c7b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ddhrsupportandadvice.com\/index.php\/author\/ddhrsupportandadvice-com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">By<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tddhrsupportandadvice.com\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ddhrsupportandadvice.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 19, 2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3557eaca elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3557eaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ddhrsupportandadvice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/pedro-lastra-Nyvq2juw4_o-unsplash-scaled-pbudau12tnfh4byicqh8w7m1mrtnifgcz5h3vmtg20.jpg\" title=\"pedro-lastra-Nyvq2juw4_o-unsplash\" alt=\"pedro-lastra-Nyvq2juw4_o-unsplash\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7c5eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c7c5eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>New \u2018Code\u2019 is now effective<\/strong><\/p><p>Long needed, a \u2018Code\u2019 of Practice for Employers and Employees to prevent and deal with bullying at work is now effective since December, 2020. The 2020 Order was jointly published by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and falls in with the Industrial Relations Act, 1990, replacing two previous Codes.<\/p><p>Now, both employers and employees\u2019 obligations relating to preventing and resolving workplace bullying under both Health and Safety legislation and Workplace Relations legislation are contained in the new Code.<\/p><p>Bullying is\u00a0<i>repeated, inappropriate behaviour<\/i>\u00a0that undermines your right to dignity at work. It usually takes place over a period of time. It can be done by one or more persons and it is aimed at an individual or a group to make them feel inferior to other people. Bullying can be direct or indirect, and can include verbal, physical or cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying which is carried out online, through mobile phones, social networking sites, email or texts. The terms \u2018bullying\u2019 and \u2018harassment\u2019 are different. Behaviour can be considered to be either bullying or harassment but not both.<\/p><p>Bullying can take many different forms such as:<\/p><ul><li>Social exclusion and isolation<\/li><li>Verbal abuse and insults<\/li><li>Being treated less favourably than colleagues in similar roles<\/li><li>Belittling a person\u2019s opinion<\/li><li>Spreading malicious rumours, gossip or innuendo<\/li><li>Intrusion &#8211; pestering, spying or stalking<\/li><li>Intimidation and aggressive interactions<\/li><li>Excessive monitoring of work<\/li><li>Withholding information needed for the person to perform their job properly<\/li><li>Repeatedly manipulating a person\u2019s job contents and targets<\/li><li>Blaming a person for things beyond their control<\/li><li>Use of aggressive or obscene language<\/li><li>Other menacing behaviour<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>An isolated incident of the above behaviour is not considered to be bullying<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Bullying can happen at all levels within an organisation and can be conducted by customers, clients and business contacts.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>A statement of the employer\u2019s anti-bullying policy should be displayed prominently within the workplace \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>this policy should be developed together in consultation with your employees.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Code provides a non-exhaustive list of <strong>what is not bullying<\/strong>, which includes:<\/p><ul><li>strongly expressing differences of opinion;<\/li><li>offering constructive feedback, guidance, or advice about work-related behaviour, which is not of itself welcome; and<\/li><li>ordinary performance management.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The organisation\u2019s culture has a part to play according to the Code<\/strong><br \/>The Code identifies a number of essential elements required for the creation of a positive organisational culture.\u00a0 This includes good leadership, proper communication and staff training, and the resolution of complaints in a supportive, effective and fair manner.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Resolution<\/strong><br \/>The Code allows for <strong>all<\/strong> informal <i>avenues of resolution\u00a0<\/i>to be exhausted before management initiates\u00a0 the <i>formal process<\/i> takes place. As with other formal processes, there must be communication of outcome, right to representation and right to appeal.<\/p><p><strong>_<\/strong><\/p><p>If you feel any of the above applies to your business or you need help with a suitable bullying policy, feel free to give me a call to explore your options.<\/p><p><strong>If you would like to talk to Dermot, please call on\u00a0<\/strong><em><a href=\"tel:\/\/353-86-8436361\"><strong>Tel: 086-8436361<\/strong><\/a><\/em><br \/><strong>Or email: <a href=\"mailto:Dermot@ddhrsupportandadvice.com\"><em>Dermot@ddhrsupportandadvice.com<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New \u2018Code\u2019 is now effective Long needed, a \u2018Code\u2019 of Practice for Employers and Employees to prevent and deal with bullying at work is now effective since December, 2020. 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