Workplace Violence Is a Thankfully

Workplace violence is a thankfully rare but still very present phenomenon. Given that it can happen at any time and given the fact that it most certainly exists, this policy seeks to define what workplace violence is and how it shall be reacted to without fail by this firm. Workplace violence is any act of physical aggression including slaps, punching, kicks or any other body to body contact that is intentional and is with the intent to hurt or harm the recipient in any way. It can be mutual in nature between two employees or it can be between employees and employers or it can be the result of one party (either employee or employer) exerting violence or threats on the other. Threats of physical violence or of any other nature are also workplace violence as defined by the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Preventions

To help prevent workplace violence, both physical and non-physical, the firm encourages an employee to reach out to their immediate manager as the first point of contact. If the immediate manager is the source of the problem or is otherwise not the proper first point of contact, for any reason perceived or actual, the employee that witnesses or is the subject of the violence may feel free to report the infraction or possible infraction to human resources or any higher executive. There is also an anonymous phone line and email address that people can use to report events or suspicions so that they can be reported on an anonymous basis so that they can be investigated by the employer or by the authorities if it comes to that. (Romano, and Levi-Minzi, and Rugala, and Hasselt)

All of the firm's employees should feel free and open to use whatever reporting means they feel appropriate. Employees should also know that if any threat is made against the broader employer and it is not targeted a certain person or area, the employer will take any necessary means to protect employees including locking down the building and/or calling the police to intercede in any situation that requires it. Employees must understand that they will not be retaliated against or otherwise punished unless it is quite clear that the accusations or reports were intentionally spiteful or fraudulent and the burden that will be placed on defining such malfeasance will be very hard to exceed (Romano, and Levi-Minzi, and Rugala, and Hasselt).

Reactions

Any employee, manager or executive that engages in workplace violence of any sort will be subjected to immediate termination in most to all instances with very little exception. Even statements supposedly made in jest will be taken very seriously and the consequences can absolutely be the same. If there is any doubt about the intentions of the person making the statement or engaging in workplace violence, the firm will side with whatever makes the firm and the employees the safest as nothing will be left to chance or assumptions (Romano, and Levi-Minzi, and Rugala, and Hasselt).