What is bullying in the workplace?
Bullying comes in a variety of shapes and forms, and may be carried out at various levels. Bullying could come from a manager, a supervisor, a co-worker or anyone else from around the organisation. Some examples of bullying in the workplace include:
• insults, rudeness or intentional embarrassment
• spreading rumours or stories about individuals
• excluding and ignoring people or any other form of victimisation
• unwarranted personal or professional criticism
• making staff members perform demeaning, degrading or pointless tasks
• threatening behaviour