Bullying In The Workplace

Bullying in the work place seems to be on the rise. It also attracts much more attention in the media. Bullying is a phenomenon of unequal power. From the reading found that a concise definition for workplace bullying was not available in the literature and in the United States there was a lack of federal legislation addressing workplace bullying. This integrative review reports that bullying is categorized as work related, personal, and physical/threatening. These behaviors occurring in the workplace negatively impact both the individual and organization. Outcomes to individuals are viewed in terms of impacting work, health (physical and emotional), and affective domains such as motivation. Negative organizational impacts of workplace bullying

Issues we concentrate are given below:

• We look into what can be done against workplace bullying.

• Also, what one should expect from a work place.

3. Background: Bullying is an issue that most people usually identify with the school playground at their early age. In recent past few years people involved with schools are starting to see that bullying isn’t necessarily actually part of a child’s developmental experience. This effort to deal with bullying at school has in turn opened people’s eyes to problems and issues relating to bullying at the workplace. Bullying in the workplace has been on the rise these days. It’s has nowadays got much more attention in the media and live medium. There might be many good reasons for why this destructive phenomenon and environment at the workplace is on the increase. With the kind of imbalance and an economy that had the bottom drop out, job security is truly almost nonexistent.

Statistics gathered from a survey gives us an idea:

• 21% or 1 in 5 US workers are

Researcher’s has suggested that productivity could decline up to a 40% when bullying distracts workers. Aside from the distraction, bullied employees also feel a loss of motivation, causing them to avoid putting in extra effort or working extra hours.

Lost Time

When people are involved in high-stress situations, it's common that they'll go to great lengths to avoid the unpleasant situation. Perhaps they will call in sick when they're not, or maybe even go on extended stress leaves, which leads to absenteeism effecting the company’s profit.

Employee Turnover

Workplace bullying has been associated with high turnover rates. A report indicates that up to 30% of bullied employees will resign from their jobs, and 20% of those who witness bullying will also leave the organization. Each time an employee leaves the workplace, there are replacement costs associated with recruiting, hiring and training new staff. Indirectly, workplace bullying also often brings a decline in morale, thus making the workplace even more susceptible to high turnover rates as employees throughout the organization suffer the effects of a less-happy work