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                                                        Workplace bullying  What is workplace bullying? Bullying is when people repeatedly and intentionally use words or actions against someone or a group of people to cause distress and risk to their wellbeing. These actions are usually done by people who have more influence or power over someone else, or who want to make someone else feel less powerful or helpless. Bullying is not the same as a conflict between people or disliking someone, even though people might bully each other because of conflict or dislike.  What's stopping employees from making a complaint...  Many victims of workplace bullying suffer silently out of fear of retribution and it's often hard for them to fully explain what is happening and how it started. Many victims feel ...

                               Impact of stress and Managing measures  What is a workplace stress Workplace stress is the harmful physical and emotional responses that can happen when there is a conflict between job demands on the employee and the amount of control an employee has over meeting these demands.  Workplace stress can be connected with psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Some examples of workplace stress hazards leading risks are:  1. Excessive workloads 2. repetitive work, poorly managed organizational change,  and job insecurity 3. ineffective communication, lack of support from management or  colleagues, and poor work design 4. aggressive or abusive behavior, including bullying and violence at the workplace.  Indicators of workplace stress: 1. a feeling of constant anxiety 2. difficulty concentrating 3. mood swings, irritability, or having a shor...

                                      Promoting Work Health and Safety at NAVITAS What is WHS? Work health and safety(WHS) also known as occupational health and safety (OH&S) refers to health and safety practices that are established and carried out in order to ultimately prevent or mitigate any injury, illness, or any kind of possible mishap in the workplace.  WHS relies on 3 core objectives:  1. Hazard identification: identifying anything or process that can cause harm in the workplace. 2. Risk Assessment: analyzing the likelihood of hazards causing harm to workers as well as to what degree.  3. Control of hazards and risk: measures to put forward to prevent, eliminate, or reduce hazards and risk at the workplace.  Why promote WHS? In a workplace, WHS promotes and works to ensure the prevention of accidents and other incidents in a work environment. Wor...