Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
Workplace violence and harassment are serious concerns to every company. How do we define workplace violence and harassment? According to the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Workplace violence is defined as:
- the exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker
- an attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker
- a statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker
Workplace harassment is defined as:
- engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome
bizAssessments offers a "Workplace Violence and Harassment Survey" that assesses the issues most salient and related to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Best of all we do all the work for you - we set it up and we manage it. We provide:
- Online risk surveys
- Confidential, anonymous reporting
- Graphic and narrative automated reports summarizing employee perceptions and experiences related to Violence and Harassment in their workplace.
- Surveys that are aligned to the requirements of the legislation
Our Workplace Violence and Harassment Survey identifies critical factors that represent aggressive behavior in the workplace. The results assist in the development of a relevant Violence and Harassment prevention program that can target the specific issues presented by the workers, ultimately helping to prevent workplace violence and harassment in the future. A healthy and safe environment is essential to employee productivity. Contact bizAssessments today for more information or to purchase your Workplace and Violence Harassment Survey.
Bullying, Intimidation, Harassment and Sexual Harassment Assessment
Workplace bullying and harassment occurs more often than most Employers realize.
- Bullying and harassment tends to be under reported.
- Employees often suffer in silence when they are intimidated or harassed as they are too embarrassed or afraid to address or report the uncomfortable experiences they are confronted with.
- Harassment creates significant tension in the workplace, decreases the safety of the work climate, and can lead to stress leave or the loss of valuable employees.
- Aggressive employees may not be aware when their behavior is inappropriate or disruptive to their co-workers because people are afraid to tell them.
Bullying and harassment occur in the workforce in both overt and covert ways. Overt methods include verbal harassment, shouting, threatening and sometimes even physical assault. Covert methods include coercion, manipulation, inappropriate touching or standing too close, leaving people out of the information loop on purpose in order to put them at a disadvantage and ignoring or leaving the impression that one is at risk in their job if they do something or don't do something.
- Bullying and intimidation can take place in groups and individually.
- It can be verbal, physical, emotional and social.
- Bullies and harassers intend to do harm or bring discomfort.
Bizassessments™' Bullying, Intimidation, Harassment and Sexual Harassment Assessment identifies all of the critical factors that represent aggressive behavior in the workplace. The in-depth report analyzes which actions are being perpetrated (if they are) and offers helpful recommendations to deal with the issues.
This valuable assessment can assist every company in determining the nature and extent of harassment in their company. It can help prevent the unnecessary legal implications of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Discrimination and Respect Assessment
Respect is at the core of every effective business. When people feel discriminated against not only might their performance suffer but they may take legal action against their employer for not addressing it.
The BizAssessments'™ Discrimination and Respect Assessment thoroughly addresses every aspect of discrimination, including age, race, weight, religion, family status, gender and culture. Both direct and indirect practices of discrimination are identified.
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Stress and Resiliency Assessment
- Stress has been identified as one of the leading causes of disability leave.
- It is so pervasive that the term "stress leave" has become commonplace in today's workforce.
- Stress leave is what occurs when an individual's experience at work has overwhelmed his or her capacity to cope, usually over an extended period of time.
- Exhaustion, symptoms of depression and physical health issues arise because the mind and body are no longer resilient to the day to day stressors the employee is confronted with.
Stress is a serious obstacle to the productivity, performance and harmony of today's workforce. There are many issues that contribute to workplace stress. Each organization has its own unique climate with its specific vulnerabilities to becoming a stressful work environment.
Bizassessment's™ Stress and Resiliency Assessment will assist you in identifying your company's unique vulnerabilities to stress so you can make the necessary changes to create greater understanding, harmony and balance in your workplace and the lives of your employees. This can lead to less claims for stress leave and lower insurance premiums.