Bullying Prevention Awareness 35 WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT cont’d Workplace Harassment Workplace harassment, as set out in OHS regulations, means inappropriate vexatious conduct or comment by a person to a worker that the person knew or ought to have known would cause the worker to be humiliated, offended or intimidated. Harassment may happen only once or repeatedly. It may be intended or unintended; written, verbal, physical, a gesture or display, or any combination of these. Harassment can take place in the workplace or in a situation connected to work. It can include electronic messages to a person or social media posts. What is harassing behaviour? • Unwelcome conduct, comments, gestures or contact which causes offense or humiliation • Misusing power or authority when there is no real work purpose • Deliberately mis-gendering by referring to a person using terms or pronouns that do not align with the person’s affirmed gender • Physical or psychological bullying which creates fear or mistrust or which ridicules or devalues the individual • Excluding, intimidating or isolating individuals • Making inappropriate gestures or comments • Making inappropriate sexual advances • Discriminating based on gender • Cyberbullying, such as posting offensive or intimidating messages through social media or e-mail • Deliberately setting the individual up to fail Workplace bullying includes negative acts directed toward employees. Examples could include: Intimidating or undermining employees by demeaning their work standards, not giving them credit, setting them up for failure and constantly reminding them of old mistakes. ohsguide.workplacenl.ca
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