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Bullying and Occupational Violence
Workplace bullying and violence are unacceptable codes of behaviour. In Australia, occupational behaviour which
can be classified as either bullying or violence is against the law.
A breach of this policy may initiate appropriate action as outlined in the Disciplinary Procedure or part thereof.
The Company is committed to taking all practicable steps to ensure bullying and occupational violence does not
occur in it’s workplaces, or that employees are not subject to such experiences when representing the company at
other workplaces.
In the workplace bulling is considered to be repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed toward an employee, or
group of employees, that creates a risk to health and safety.
No single incident of workplace bullying will no be condoned or ignored as it could lead to repeated bullying
behaviour.
Occupational violence is considered to be any incident where an employee is physically attacked or threatened in
the workplace [either a company workplace or a customer’s workplace], whether by a co-worker, manager,
subcontractor or customer.
Occupational violence is considered to be both a physical attack and a threat of attack by menacing behaviour or
verbal intimidation.
Authorities and Responsibilities
Responsibility for implementation of this policy lies with the Manager or most senior person at each workplace or
area.
Issues relating to this policy should be referred to your immediate Manager. OH&S issue resolution procedure
applies to this policy.
What Is Considered Bullying?
The following behaviour is considered to be bullying:
verbal abuse
excluding or isolating employees
psychological harassment
assigning meaningless tasks unrelated to the job
giving employees impossible assignments
deliberately changing work rosters to inconvenience particular employees
deliberately withholding information that is vital for effective work performance.