Unfortunately, no laws were made to go against it.
It's the bullying the causes a hostile work environment. And proving work harassment/bullying is very difficult in court. Being bullied results in health issues such as heart disease, stroke, and long-term stress.
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I would totally make that illegal. I actually dealt with the same issue for over a year at my last job. I even had an investigation opened with HR about it, which basically got nowhere except for retaliation from the bosses. I still have nightmares about that place. No one should have to put up with being treated like that, especially in a professional environment.
Bullying...a purely subjective event.
Thin-skin people just need to get over themselves and realize being delicate and dainty isn't the way to make it in the world these days.
This is very hard to prove - especially if the one doing the dastardly duty is close to the boss or owner.
This type of behavior needs to be stopped in grade school and by the parents!!!!!!
Being bulllying or being assertive? there is a difference between these two terms.
No, if you don't like how you're being treated at work, you should leave or do something about it. If you want to put up with it because you think it will get you somewhere, that's fine, it's your life. I wouldn't put up with it.
It has taken several decades for the Government to bring a legislation for dealing with sexual harassment of women in workplaces, and that too after a set of guidelines were placed by the Supreme court till a legislation is enacted. There is no possibility of work-related harassment, improper blame, harsh words by superiors, catcalling by colleagues, social boycott of a person by concerted action of a group of employees, avoidance of the company of an employee on social, casteist, racist and religion basis etc., which may form the basis for bullying. Any such legislation would be opposed both by employers and unions, the former that it would create chaotic and indisciplined atmosphere on grounds of flimsy grievances and the latter for exposure of schisms amongst workforce, eroding trade unions' bargaining power.
Work-related misdemeanours are to be resolved by resort to the standing orders and disciplinary regulations in force. Psychological paranoia should be shunned and some amount of forbearance to be cultivated, for mental equilibrium. Legislation would not be a better option, in view of innumerable litigations that are likely to arise, defeating the primary objective of workplace.
I would make it illegal. I have had several experiences with bosses that were bullies, but it is hard to prove. It is best to document everything and have witnesses. People that are bullies tend to be master manipulators they know what not to be and to to whom, to appear completely innocent. They know what to say and do to make you feel inadequate, but not in a way that is obvious to others. They try everything to isolate you from others so that you feel that you have no one. I think that it is wrong and I would make a law against it. I think that it is not illegal is because it is more common than people believe and that there would be more lawsuits, than the courts could handle.
I was under the impression that anything that created a hostile work environment was illegal - but you are talking about a very subjective thing. I would be in favor of it as a lawmaker but there would have to be ways to prove it and not just another reason for employees to sue business owners
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