BULLYING AT WORK

YEIMI PAOLA ALFONSO VILLAMIL

KAREN VIVIANA BABATIVA CASTILLO
TANIA GISSELLA GALINDO BOHORQUEZ
JENNIFER KATHERINE SIERRA PRECIADO

DEFINITION
Bullying is usually seen as
acts or verbal comments that
could 'mentally' hurt or
isolate a person in the
workplace

There are five types of

bullying:
Indirect

TYPES

Direct
Verbal
Social
Physical

INDIRECT

Unjustified criticism and

complaints
Deliberately excluding
someone from workplace or
activities
Deliberately denying access
to information or other
resources

DIRECT
Spreading rumours or
innuendo about someone
Putting someone down with
insults

VERBAL
Teasing
Name-calling
Inappropriate sexual
comments
Threatening to cause harm

SOCIAL
Leaving someone out on
purpose
Telling other children not
to be friends with someone
Spreading rumors about
someone
Embarrassing someone in
public

PHYSICAL

Hitting/kicking/pinching
Spitting
Tripping/pushing
Taking or breaking
someones things

Making mean or rude hand

gestures

SIGNS
Cries without being
justified
aggressive actions

humiliations

CAUSES
Personal or professional insecurities
An "extreme" personality, that can shift
quickly from one mood to another
Controlling or obsessive tendencies
An inability to accept responsibility
for their own actions and
professional conduct

EXAMPLES OF BULLYING
Spreading malicious
rumours, gossip.

Intimidating a person
Excluding or isolating
someone
Making jokes that are
offensive by spoken word or
e-mail

LAWS IN COLOMBIA
LAW 1010 OF 2006

Have 19 Articles
warn, correct and penalize the work
harassment

HOW BULLYING
AFFECTS AN
INDIVIDUAL

Physical and physiological

health problems
workers can not perform
their job in the best way
lose motivation and also
lose time

HOW CAN
BULLYING AFFECT
THE WORKPLACE?
Increased
absenteeism.
Increased turnover.
Increased stress.

HOW CAN BULLYING

AFFECT THE
WORKPLACE?

Increased costs for employee

assistance programs (EAPs),
recruitment, etc.
Increased risk for accidents /
incidents.
Decreased productivity and
motivation.

HOW CAN BULLYING

AFFECT THE
WORKPLACE?
Decreased morale.
Reduced corporate image and
customer confidence.
Poor customer service.

WHAT CAN AN EMPLOYER

DO?
1.Confront workplace bullying
and maintain a bullyingfree workplace.
2.Offer educational
opportunities to everyone.

WHAT CAN EMPLOYEES

DO?
FACE

REPORT
DEMONSTRATE
DO NOT RETALIATE

THANKS