"AVOID HAZARDS WHERE YOU WORK - TO STAY SAFE YOU MUST BE RISK AWARE."
Bullying & Harassment
What is bullying?
- Constant fault-finding and criticism of a trivial nature
- A constant refusal to acknowledge you and your achievements
- Constant attempts to undermine you and your position & potential
- Being isolated, ignored and separated from colleagues, excluded from what's going on
- Being humiliated, shouted at and threatened, often in front of others
- Having unrealistic goals set, which change as you approach them
Who gets bullied?
Nearly everyone is bullied at some point in their lives: by brothers and sisters, by neighbours, by adults or by other children. If you're being bullied, you may feel scared, vulnerable and alone. You owe it to yourself to try and sort out the situation so that it stops. REMEMBER NO-ONE DESERVES TO BE BULLIED.
What is harassment?
Bullying tends to consist of many small incidents over a long period of time, whereas harassment may consist of one more serious incident. Harassment includes any unwanted behaviour that has the effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment. It can take many forms and occur for a variety of reasons. It may be related to age, sex, race, religion, sexuality or any personal characteristic of an individual
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