Running head: MATRIX COMPARISON: WORKPLACE BULLYING 1 Matrix Comparison: Workplace Bullying Fabian Solano Carrillo Grand Canyon University MATRIX COMPARISON: WORKPLACE BULLYING 2 Matrix Comparison: Workplace Bullying Bullying is defined as the evolving process in which an individual finds themselves in an inferior position and becomes the target of systematic negative social acts by one or more perpetrators (Hauge, Skogstad, & Einarsen, 2009). Bullying can take many forms, from gossiping and social exclusion, to more extreme forms such as physical violence. In time, this phenomenon leads to psychological damage in which an individual begins to feel a sense of worthlessness, leading to retaliation that is deemed justified by
Safety and health in our company must be a part of every operation. Without question, it is every employee's responsibility at all levels. We will maintain a safety and health program conforming to the best practices of organizations of this type. In the direction of being successful, such a program must embody the proper attitudes toward injury and illness prevention on the part of supervisors and employees. It also requires cooperation in all safety and health matters, not only between supervisors and employees, but also between employees and their co-workers.
•To control the keeping and use of hazardous substances and materials All workers have a right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are properly controlled. Health and safety is about stopping individuals from getting hurt at work or from becoming ill through work. Employers must: Decide what could cause harm and what the precautions are to stop that from happening. This is part of the risk assessment process Explain in a way that is easy to understand, how risks can be controlled and who is responsible for this Consult and work with all employees to protect everyone from harm in the workplace Give health and safety training that is needed to do the job
Example: child X (being the bully) jokes with child V (the victim) and child V is offended by X’s joke. Such type of bullying affects both the victim and the “bully” – when this happens for more than once child V will start to feel less confident. However, as a result of a repetitive behaviour from the child X the “bully” will be excluded by the rest of the class or group. Effects As already mentioned previously, the effects of bullying does not only affect the bullied person, but also the bully him/herself. However another bracket of people who are affected by the action of bullying are the people witnessing the actual bullying.
It festers in a culture of silence, intimidation, and fear. The perpetrators depend on targets keeping quiet about the abusive behaviour. Though both prejudice and discrimination are carried out on various levels by individuals or groups, discrimination is considered to be more damaging. Discrimination can be felt or perceived in different scenarios such getting poor service in a restaurant or being accused of doing something wrong at school or at the
Regularly do risk assessments so that they can minimise and identify any potential risk that could hard staff or service users. To make sure that I am safe at all times and I don’t put others at risk due to my actions. Make sure that we only do things that we are trained to do and the way that we have been trained to do so. Keep our training all up to date and make sure that we make note of any changes passed on by our manager. To make sure that all employees are health and safety trained and keeps them all up to date with any changes.
My responsibilities as set out by Mears are. Ensuring I take reasonable care of my own health and safety and the health and safety of my colleagues, service users and anyone else who might be affected by what I do or not do at work, I must co-operate with the company at all times ensuring that the place in which myself and my colleagues work is a safe and healthy environment. I must not deliberately or carelessly misuse or abuse anything that is provided for the health, safety or welfare of everyone in contact with the company. I should be familiar with the Health and Safety procedures. I must complete various health and safety forms whenever appropriate.
People often believe that bullies are individual sadists in society, who seek pleasure from other’s despair. Due to this common misconception, people fail to understand that an average citizen can become a bully based on the circumstantial factors in an atmosphere (Zimbardo, Lucifer). Various psychological experiments have proven that bullying occurs due to the presence of specific social factors in an environment. Anonymity is a primary social factor which promotes bullying, since it creates a lack of empathy in an atmosphere. The ignorance of authority figures is another social factor which causes bullying since it creates an acceptable environment for victimization.
• I provide effective ongoing training, support, supervision and management of all staff to ensure the wellbeing of the child, young person or vulnerable adult. • I also enforce disciplinary action following clear cut company procedures if staff fail to adhere to company policy. Our Safeguarding Process If staff have concerns relating to a safeguarding issue or disclosure they must follow this process: • Remain calm and listen
Organizational behavior - ESLSCA 37C Workplace bullying case study Problem definition: Workplace bullying, is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker or subordinate. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. It can come in different forms and shapes. • Unwarranted or invalid criticism • Blame without factual justification • Being treated differently than the rest of your work group • Being sworn at • Exclusion or social isolation • Being shouted at or being humiliated • Excessive monitoring or micro-managing • Being given work unrealistic deadline Justification for problem definition: Workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society - Hence they follow the procedure. Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management - the impact is usually critical to both the individuals and the business.