18.6.07.Workplace bullying & harassment

Information session.18.6.07

Workplace Workplace bullying, bullying,

violence & violence & harassmentharassment


Workplace bullying and Workplace bullying and violence:violence: POLICY POLICY

The Company is committed to The Company is committed to maintaining a workplace where all staff, maintaining a workplace where all staff, employees, contractors and visitors can employees, contractors and visitors can feel safe and comfortable to perform their feel safe and comfortable to perform their tasks in an environment free of bullying tasks in an environment free of bullying and workplace violence. Bullying and and workplace violence. Bullying and workplace violence will not be tolerated workplace violence will not be tolerated by the Company and all reasonable by the Company and all reasonable measures will be taken to prevent it. measures will be taken to prevent it.


Workplace bullying and Workplace bullying and violence:violence: AIM OF THE AIM OF THE

POLICYPOLICY

The aim of this policy is to ensure a The aim of this policy is to ensure a safe and productive work safe and productive work environment and to ensure the environment and to ensure the Company complies with all relevant Company complies with all relevant Occupational Health & Safety Occupational Health & Safety legislation legislation


Relevant legislationRelevant legislation Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 Equal Opportunity Act 1984Equal Opportunity Act 1984 Spent Convictions Act 1988Spent Convictions Act 1988 Racial Discrimination Act 1975Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Commonwealth)(Commonwealth) Sex Discrimination Act 1984Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Commonwealth)(Commonwealth) Disability Act 1992 (Commonwealth)Disability Act 1992 (Commonwealth)


Relevant legislationRelevant legislation Human Right and Equal OpportunityHuman Right and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Commonwealth)Commission Act 1986 (Commonwealth) Industrial Relations Act 1979Industrial Relations Act 1979 Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 199Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 19933 Worker's Compensation and Injury Worker's Compensation and Injury

Management Act 1981Management Act 1981 Public Sector Management Act 1994Public Sector Management Act 1994 Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 Surveillance Devices Act Surveillance Devices Act Criminal Code Criminal Code Common Law Common Law


Workplace bullying and Workplace bullying and violence: violence:

DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSWorkplace bullying is defined as Workplace bullying is defined as repeated, unreasonable behaviour repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed toward an employee, or group directed toward an employee, or group of employees, that creates a risk to of employees, that creates a risk to health and safety. health and safety. Occupational violence is defined as any Occupational violence is defined as any incident where an employee is physically incident where an employee is physically attacked or threatened in the workplace. attacked or threatened in the workplace.


Workplace bullying and Workplace bullying and violence:violence: SOME EXAMPLES SOME EXAMPLESBullying:Bullying:- intimidationintimidation - isolating employees- isolating employees- verbal abuseverbal abuse - spreading rumours- spreading rumours- inappropriate commentsinappropriate comments - teasing- teasingViolence:Violence:- striking/hittingstriking/hitting - throwing objects- throwing objects- any form of indecent physical contactany form of indecent physical contact


Workplace harassment:Workplace harassment:POLICYPOLICY

The company is committed to The company is committed to maintaining a workplace free from maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment.sexual harassment.

Aim of the policy: Aim of the policy: To ensure a safe and productive work To ensure a safe and productive work environment and to ensure the Company environment and to ensure the Company complies with relevant discrimination complies with relevant discrimination and equal opportunity legislation.and equal opportunity legislation.


Workplace harassment:Workplace harassment: DEFINITIONDEFINITION

Harassment is any uninvited or Harassment is any uninvited or unwelcome behaviour or message unwelcome behaviour or message directed at another person that has the directed at another person that has the effect of offending, intimidating or effect of offending, intimidating or humiliating that person due to his or her humiliating that person due to his or her gender, race, age, religion or other gender, race, age, religion or other personal characteristic.personal characteristic.

Discrimination is treating someone less Discrimination is treating someone less favourably than another person due to a favourably than another person due to a characteristic that is not relevant to the characteristic that is not relevant to the situation.situation.


Role of Contact OfficerRole of Contact Officer Any person who feels they are being Any person who feels they are being

bullied, harassed or subject to bullied, harassed or subject to workplace violence should:workplace violence should: Discuss the matter with their supervisor Discuss the matter with their supervisor

or the Contact Officer or the Contact Officer The Contact Officer is trained to The Contact Officer is trained to

provide guidance/supportprovide guidance/support Training is offered by the Equal Training is offered by the Equal

Opportunity CommissionOpportunity Commission


Course of actionCourse of action- Handle the matter yourselfHandle the matter yourself- An Informal interventionAn Informal intervention- A formal complaintA formal complaint- Referring matter to the Equal Referring matter to the Equal

Opportunity CommissionOpportunity Commission


FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION

Relevant company policy available on Relevant company policy available on the company intranetthe company intranet

Can access intranet via supervisor or Can access intranet via supervisor or HRHR

Discuss with supervisor or HR directlyDiscuss with supervisor or HR directly

Questions?Questions?

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18.6.07.Workplace bullying & harassment