Employee Violence In The Workplace

Employee violence will most likely involve employees, supervisor, former employees or former supervisors. Employee violence can range from voicing threats, threatening conduct or even bodily assaults. Employees that have some employment related involvement within the workplace is more likely to commit an employee violence crime. Normally an individual that wants revenge or just wants to simply bring harm to the workplace commits these crimes. Employee violence is the least likely form of violence at affects the public today and accounts for the least total of fatalities in the United States.

Healthcare and social service workers are more likely to be affected by workplace and public employee violence, due to there interactions with all individuals
These steps are: An employer should reevaluate their hiring policies and procedures, so that it includes a complete work history including any gaps, verify references and a complete background check. Most importantly an employer should create and encourage an employee culture and friendly workplace, so that employees would never consider committing or inflicting workplace violence on the co-workers, supervisors or managers. Managers should always be aware that there is a connection between workplace violence and a weakening atmosphere can lead to workplace violence. If employees feel that working environment is not a friendly and that they cannot freely speak up then there is a greater chance that even if they suspect an employee has the potential of becoming violent, they will not speak up. For this reason employers need to keep the lines of communication open with their employees. Employers should create a strategy of how they will investigate the possibility of an employee becoming potential violent. Employees need to know that the organization has a plan in place that will help protect them if something was to happen or if someone was to report another