Workplaces Against Violence in Employment

Offering effective solutions for workplace bullying, harassment and occupational violence.

Violence at work includes

• Physical violence, assault.
• Workplace Bullying (also known as horizontal violence, psychological violence, mobbing)
• Harassment (often used synonymously with bullying but has some specific differences)
• Institutional bullying (where systems and practices prevent justice and fairness)

Workplace violence consists of specific behaviours that create hazards in the workplace.

How we can assist the employer

We provide;

1. Effective solutions that address workplace bullying and harassment. This includes programmes and long term strategies that will enhance a positive culture and make bullying and harassment extremely unlikely to occur.
2. Troubleshooting, advice, coaching for specific situations. We recognise that most failure to address bullying and harassment effectively results from people who do not know what to do and inadvertently play into the bully's strategy. We provide specific support so you will recognise the tactics bullies employ and be one step ahead of them at all times.
3. Policy development. We recognise that policy is a starting point not a solution. However policy creates the basis for ongoing commitment and a poor policy leads to poor commitment.
4. Clear complaints processes (informal and formal) and organisational resources to resolve issues at an early stage. We believe workplaces need an internal mediation capacity that can be activated at an early stage. We also contend that direct mediation is unsafe for most victims of bullying and harassment, therefore ensuring a different intervention process for these cases is crucial. See Internal Mediation Groups (6 KB pdf).
5. Empowering managers and supervisors with the tools to stop bullying and create a bully intolerant environment. Most bullying thrives in under soft or avoidant managers. Be the kind of manager that protects staff and prevents bullying.
6. Leadership development. Leaders don't bully - they don't need to. Bullying is the antithesis to leadership. Recognise the qualities all leaders have and develop the skills and characteristics to inspire, motivate, manage and facilitate others to achieve significant results.
7. Equipping and maintaining Contact Persons. Contact Persons are a catalyst for change and offer an accessible means of support and information in the workplace. However they need to be selected, trained, monitored and supported. We will help you equip and get the best from your Contact Persons.
8. We offer a variety of training packages and facilitation for developing knowledge and skills. See workshops.
9. We provide books that can be purchased online through this site (see left hand column) .

Click here to contact us now