Bullying and Harassment
Everyone deserves a safe place to work. Find more about what bullying and harassment looks like and what you can do about it.
Everyone deserves a safe place to work. Find more about what bullying and harassment looks like and what you can do about it.
It’s against the law for anyone to bully, sexually harass, or discriminate against another person at work. Everyone has the right to a safe and healthy work environment.
The AWU condemns all forms of harassment, bullying, and discrimination.
What is Bullying & Harassment?
Bullying is repeated and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or a group of workers that creates a risk to health and safety and includes verbal, physical, social or psychological abuse.
What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that could be expected to make a person feel offended, humiliated, or intimidated. This includes behaviour such as:
What’s discrimination?
Discrimination occurs at a workplace when a worker or a group of workers is treated less favourably than another worker or group because of their background or certain personal characteristics such as age, race, religious/political views, disability, or gender.
Don’t be a silent victim to bullying and harassment
If someone is behaving in a bullying, harassing or discriminatory way, ask them to stop. If this approach doesn’t work or is not practical, check your workplace bullying and harassment policy and follow the steps to report and make a complaint about the behaviour.
If the bullying or harassment is violent or threatening it may be a criminal offence. Contact the Police immediately on 000.
If you’re experiencing a problem with your pay, read on to find out more information on what you can do. To access this information you need to be a HSA member. It’s easy to join.