The Concept of Workplace Bullying: Implications from Australian Workplace Health and Safety Law
The Concept of Workplace Bullying: Implications from Australian Workplace Health and Safety Law
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DOI：
10.1080/13218719.2013.829399
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Winder, Chris
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作者：
Chan-Mok, Janet O.;Caponecchia, Carlo;Winder, Chris
工作场所欺凌是现代工作场所的一个重要问题，对暴露的个人有潜在的健康后果，并增加组织的成本。本文探讨了澳大利亚司法管辖区的工作场所欺凌的待遇，并考虑如何健康和安全立法已在这种情况下，以告知监管准则和监管行动。欺凌行为必须重复的概念，在安全监管机构的大多数概念定义和指导方针中是常见的，这与健康和安全法的先例和意图有些不一致。要求重复的行为实际上可能使工人面临健康和安全风险。虽然从概念和实践的角度来看，要求重复这些行为有充分的理由，但需要进一步考虑理论、政策和法律的实践如何在预防和管理工作场所心理危害方面相互学习。
Workplace bullying is a significant issue in modern workplaces, with potential health consequences for individuals who are exposed, and increasing costs to organisations. This article examines the treatment of workplace bullying in Australian jurisdictions, and considers how health and safety legislation has been applied in such cases, in order to inform regulatory guidelines and regulatory action. The notion that bullying behaviour must be repeated, common to most conceptual definitions and guidelines of safety regulators, is somewhat inconsistent with the precedent and intent of health and safety law. Requiring behaviours to be repeated could actually expose workers to risks to their health and safety. Although there are good reasons for requiring the repetition of behaviours, from both conceptual and practical standpoints, further consideration of how theory, policy and legal practice can learn from one another in preventing and managing workplace psychological hazards is required.