Workplace procedures - bullying and harassment

A recent article in WalesOnline stated Bridgend Council reported they have “robust, clear policies in place to ensure that all employees understand what is expected of them and can behave appropriately”, yet they’ve had 22 complaints of bullying since January 2009.

A policy on appropriate workplace behaviour and a procedure for dealing with breaches of this

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Dealing with a difficult colleague

During my work with organisations to repair the damage caused by unhealthy conflict at work, including formal grievances and allegations of “bullying”, I was struck by how many of these situations could  easily have been avoided if the matter had been dealt with sooner.  The importance of this came up in a Guardian Careers Live

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