September 10
You can negotiate exit compensation with your employer when you resign without mediation or court proceedings but you will need lots of tenacity.
You could always go to mediation, that is a more informal experience but it could be more satisfying than the adversarial court system. Just know you will not get a “who is right and who is wrong” from the mediator.
If you want to claim in the court contact …
September 3
Examples are: isolation, intimidation, spreading false rumours, being pressured to lie and other unwanted actions or you are asked to look the other way when there is dishonesty.
The following website is also answering the question what is emotional bullying at work. Please view: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_abuse
READ MOREAugust 27
This is an example of what a written complaint should include:
date and salutation when using memo style
if the incident did not happen in the office, mention the location
“Today at x am/pm my work colleague/manager/supervisor called me e.g. ‘delusional’
I understand that (name the person) is experiencing deadlines and other work related stress. When an unqualified person makes unsubstantiated judgments about my character it is not only unacceptable, it is degrading, and …
August 13
Both your own and the boundaries of your employer are usually laid down in documents “What documents are important to know my and the employers boundaries” as well as The Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA), The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE), The Human Rights Act 1003 (HRA) and the guidelines of Worksafe NZ.
READ MOREAugust 6
It is usually sexual, racial or discriminatory of nature and cause the target harm. The intention of the person doing the harassment is not important. What is, is the fact that the action(s) are causing harm. Read more about his on http://www.ssc.govt.nz/node/7821
READ MOREJuly 30
If you are being bullied, carefully consider the outcome you want. Possible outcomes are:
Find another job first and then resign. The Authors Drs Namie and Namie list the following reasons not to fight back:
“Costs to your health
The toll vicious defensive employers can impose; and
Economic loss”
Even if you resign you could negotiate favourable exit conditions if you can prove the bullying conduct.
When you leave you must leave with your dignity intact.
If …
July 14
If you are being bullied, carefully consider the outcome you want. Possible outcomes are:
Find another job first and then resign. The Authors Drs Namie and Namie list the following reasons not to fight back:
“Costs to your health
The toll vicious defensive employers can impose; and
Economic loss”
Even if you resign you could negotiate favourable exit conditions if you can prove the bullying conduct.
When you leave you must leave with your dignity intact.
If …
July 9
Bullying is the Employer’s problem.
Where there is bullying at work it means that employees and management have not been trained to spot and deal with bullying behaviour.
It does not mean that the person doing the bulling is a bad person.
The culture of the employer could be such that workplace bullying is acceptable. This is wrong.
The Employer must, according to The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, protect the employee …
June 26
Analyse your own emotions first. Find out where on the emotional spectrum you are.
If you are just unhappy, communicate, try and sort it out in an informal way over a coffee.
Get to know your needs and wants by Googling “The pyramid of Maslow.” Print it out and keep on your file to use in a discussion with your manager or Human Resources. On this pyramid you can identify which of …
June 12
Bret L Simmons said on the “question if Human Resources are on your side… if you are a member of management, yes. If you are an employee, don’t count on it.”
If the bullying behaviour is coming from a colleague then discuss it with your colleague first before you take the next step.
If it is impossible to have this discussion with a colleague, consult with your manager.
If your manager is the …
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