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Bullying
- Strong management or bullying?
Oct 02, 2007
Bullying
is more likely to occur during periods of organisational
change and uncertainty or where there are stringent
quality targets and tighter budget targets. Source:
Gráinne Suter of jml Training
One
fifth of all UK employees have experienced some form
of bullying
or harassment over the last two years, according to
findings from a survey of 2,000 employees by the Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in association
with MORI and Kingston Business School. Employees who
are bullied are more likely to be depressed and anxious,
to be less satisfied at work, to under-perform and want
to quit.
‘Organisations
cannot afford to take this issue lightly’ says Gráinne
Suter of jml Training and Consultancy.
Aside from the cost to the individual the cost to the
organisation can be very significant in financial terms
and to the reputation of the company.
Bullying
is more likely to occur during periods of organisational
change and uncertainty or where there are stringent
quality targets and tighter budget targets.
‘Developing
a culture of respect in an organisation is essential
and something that is the responsibility of all managers,
but particularly those in senior roles’ says Gráinne.
‘Why not use Ban Bullying Day on the 7th November to
remind managers and staff that bullying behaviour will
not be accepted and to review your procedures to ensure
that people experiencing bullying can report it without
fear of recrimination’. Findings from the CIPD research
show public sector workers are more likely to experience
bullying than their private sector counterparts, 22%
compared with 17%. This difference between the public
and private sectors may not be due to more bullying
happening in the public sector but to greater awareness
of the issue and recognition of the importance of dealing
with it.
The
groups most likely to become victims of bullying and
harassment are black and Asian employees, women and
disabled individuals. Nearly one third (29%) of Asian
employees or those from other ethnic groups report having
experienced some form of bullying or harassment compared
with 18% of white employees. Employees with disabilities
are at least twice as likely to report having experienced
one or more forms of bullying and harassment (37%) compared
with non-disabled employees (18%). More
information on this topic here
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jml
Training is a specialist training company
offering "in-house" training courses to local government.
councils, companies - both small & multi-national. It
has been established over ten years and apart from providing
training services in the UK, its' trainers also train
in France, Ireland & worldwide. Specialist areas include
Management Development for Women, Diversity and Inclusion,
Customer Service Training, Diagnostic Assessment, Leadership
and Team Building & Management Development Programmes.
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jml Training and Consultancy October 2007
