Keeping Your Employees

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Keeping Your Employees Work Well, Live Well,
Be Well Labour Council of NSW September 6,
2004 Ken Buckley
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• 20 years providing workplace health safety
  products services in Australia
• Innovators pioneers in keeping employees well
  at work
• The largest provider servicing some of
  Australias leading organisations

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The Healthy OrganisationIntegrating Workplace
Health Policy
Healthy Individual
Healthy Organisation
Worklife balance Flexi-time EAP People policies
bullying etc. Staff benefits Satisfaction reward
Stress management Health screening Back
health Fitness Nutrition weight control Smoke
cessation Self care resources
Healthy Environment
Lighting Disability management Ventilation Smoke
free Ergonomics Cafeterias Substance abuse
Chemical hazard safety Management
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The Costs of an Unhealthy Workplace
3X Heart Problems
3X Back Pain
2X Substance Abuse
STRESS High Effort, Low Reward High Demand, Low
Control
5X Certain Cancers
2 - 3X Injuries
2 - 3X Conflicts
2 - 3X Infections
2 - 3X Mental Health Problems
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Bullying at Work Survey

• Conducted in June 2003
• Survey sent to our clients contacts
• HR, OHS Mangers across Australia
• 325 companies responded

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Personal Experience of Bullying

• 85 have either personally experienced, or seen
  others bullied at work.
• 56 have, or know a colleague who has taken sick
  leave as a result of bullying.

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Bullying Policy

• Do you have a written policy on bullying?
• 47 have a policy
• 5 more are in progress
• 28 do NOT have a policy
• 18 were unsure

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Bullies In The Workplace

• How many bullies in your workplace?
• 18 - no bullies
• 5 - had one
• 33 - had two
• 19 - had 3 or more

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Types of Workplace Bullying

• 60 Intimidation - causing fear
• 48 Humiliation - causing shame in front of
  others
• 42 Ridicule - making fun of someone
• 39 Insults - slandering character, or efforts
• 32 Offensive language - swearing aloud at others
• 24 Degrading - could include sexual remarks
• 12 said none occurred in their current workplace

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Other Forms of Bullying

• stand over tactics
• looking down at you
• gossiping
• being left out of events or excluded from
  luncheons
• speaking condescendingly to others
• subtle but extremely manipulative behaviour
• slamming of fists on desks
• slamming doors and other physical displays of
  anger
• forcing staff to work long hours for no reason
• not approving leave
• favoritism to certain individuals
• sarcasm

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• For further information about
• KEEPING EMPLOYEES WELL AT WORK
• Contact
• ken_at_healthworks.com.au
• www.healthworks.com.au

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• Thank You