'Being Bossed Around Is Bad For Your Health' brochure
‘Being Bossed Around Is Bad For Your Health’ brochure
This brochure aims to raise awareness amongst the community, workers, unions, employers, health professionals, OHS authorities and governments that bullying is a serious health and safety hazard. It outlines basic issues and an employers legal duty to ensure a safe and harassment free workplace.
Most bullying is not so obvious - bossing people around, intimidating or threatening them, or keeping them under constant work and time pressure.
It is estimated that 350,000 people are subjected to long term bullying in Australia, while 2.5 million experience some aspect of bullying over the course of their working lives.
Over half the respondents to union surveys report an unhappy and oppressive workplace, and 54% say that that intimidating behaviour - shouting, ordering and belittling people happens in their workplaces. Almost a third report abusive language.
Further information about being bossed around and its impact on your health can be found at the ACTU website:
http://www.actu.asn.au/HelpatWork/OccupationalHealthSafety/Campaigns/Bullying/BeingBossedAroundIsBadForYourHealth.aspx
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