Harassment in workplace : Combat Strategies Fahim Foysal ID no : 2223032117 What is workplace harassment?? Belittling or threatening behavior directed at an individual worker or a group of workers 2 Types of workplace harassment Verbal harassment Psychological harassment Physical harassment Digital harassment (cyberbullying) Sexual harassment 3 Verbal harassment Consists of demeaning remarks, offensive gestures and unreasonable criticism. Involve insults, slurs, unwanted taunting and hurtful comments. Includes insults like fat-shaming/body shaming jokes 4 Psychological harassment Consists of exclusionary tactics like withholding information Taking credit for someone’s achievement Making impossible demands Imposing unreasonable deadlines on a particular employee Constantly requiring an employee to perform demeaning tasks that are outside of their job scope. 5 Digital harassment (cyberbullying) 01 Posting threats or demeaning comments on social media 02 Creating a fake persona to bully someone online 03 Creating a webpage to mock and belittle them 04 Making false allegations online 6 Physical harassment 01 Touching an employee’s clothing, hair, face, or skin 02 03 04 Severe gestures like physical assault Threats of violence Damage to personal property 7 Sexual harassment Inappropriate touching Sexual jokes Sharing pornography 40% of female respondents & 14% of male respondents have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace Sending sexual messages Requiring sexual favors in exchange for a promotion or job security 8 How to report workplace harassment ?? 9 Employees should take the following steps in nonviolent situations: Try to resolve the issue with the harasser in a calm manner. However, if the abuse is physical, do not approach your harasser. Consider escalating the issue to your immediate manager – unless, of course, your manager is the perpetrator. Bring the issue to the attention of HR. If HR and company management did not deal with the case satisfactorily, then take the help of law enforcements. 10 When dealing with workplace one should avoid following : 1 Retaliating. Since retaliating can escalate the issue 2 Complaining to coworkers 3 Keep quiet about the harassment 11 Ways to Educate Employees About Workplace Harassment Have the top-level executives set an example Define unacceptable behaviors in official policies Implement workplace harassment training exercises Outline reporting procedures and investigate claims 12 Importance of positive workplace Increase focus on work Employees trust their employers more Harassment free work culture can eliminate many extra expenses Lower absenteeism Company enjoy high market reputation 13 Thank you Any questions?
