Safe Work Australia bullying guidelines updated

Safe Work Australia has updated two publications on workplace bullying to provide greater guidance for managers and workers. The guides are the result of extensive consultation with Australian state and territory work health and safety regulators.

Workplace bullying is a risk to health and safety and can occur in all types of workplaces.

“The updated guides will provide managers and workers with a better understanding on how to address and minimise the risk of workplace bullying,” said Safe Work Australia CEO Michelle Baxter.

The ‘Guide for preventing and responding to workplace bullying’ provides employers and managers with information on how to manage the risks of workplace bullying, to ensure they meet their duties under work health and safety laws.

‘Dealing with workplace bullying — a worker’s guide’ helps workers who may be experiencing or witnessing workplace bullying, as well as those who have had a bullying report made against them.

“We know the research available in this space is still growing and improving, and these guides will continue to evolve as more information becomes available,” said Baxter.

The updated guides are available on the Safe Work Australia website.

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