Signs of workplace harassment
Apart from the direct sign of complaints being raised, signs of workplace harassment may appear indirectly. These signs may not always be linked with workplace harassment and need to be considered within the overall workplace environment.
Indirect signs of workplace harassment may include:
- changes in human resource management trends, for example:
- increases in levels of absenteeism and staff turnover
- increases in the use of employee counselling services
- workers leaving the organisation reporting dissatisfaction with working relationships
- negative results from organisational climate/worker opinion surveys
- the breakdown of relationships between workers, customers or management
- workers becoming withdrawn and isolated
- poor worker morale and erosion of loyalty and commitment
Measures including a workplace harassment policy, complaint handling system, open communication and training and education can be effective in preventing workplace harassment from occurring.
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