There’s a silent epidemic of workplace bullying... Is legislation the only way out?
There is good news for the bullied. In a recent initiative by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), the New York Senate gave its preliminary nod to the Healthy Workplace Bill aimed at giving respite to victims of abuse, misuse of power, and misbehaviour in organisations. “Think Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada or C. Montgomery Burns of The Simpsons; bullying is an epidemic in American offices,” says Peggy Klaus, a communication and leadership expert, citing the WBI report that says 54 mn workers have been bullied. She adds, “Companies can’t afford disruption to productivity or potential lawsuits. In larger firms, bullies are generally weeded out at the mid-level before they get to the top.”
While lawsuits may be less common in India, the loss of productivity would get any employer worried. A victim of workplace bullying makes for the most defining case of a demotivated and frustrated employee, having been subject to unjustifiable criticism, social isolation, abuse, humiliation and constant public jokes in many cases. Not many can forget the advertisement of a popular job portal with ‘Hari Sadu’ as the boss, which went on to win the ‘Campaign of the Year’ award at the Consumer Connect Awards in 2006, and highlighted the fact that employees may very well go out and search for greener pastures as a final resort to a bully boss.
While lawsuits may be less common in India, the loss of productivity would get any employer worried. A victim of workplace bullying makes for the most defining case of a demotivated and frustrated employee, having been subject to unjustifiable criticism, social isolation, abuse, humiliation and constant public jokes in many cases. Not many can forget the advertisement of a popular job portal with ‘Hari Sadu’ as the boss, which went on to win the ‘Campaign of the Year’ award at the Consumer Connect Awards in 2006, and highlighted the fact that employees may very well go out and search for greener pastures as a final resort to a bully boss.
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