A resolution requiring the Human Resources Agency to recognize the harmful effects of mobbing (or bullying) in the workplace and create a safe and productive workplace for all employees was adopted:
- taking into account that mobbing, as the most general definition of workplace harassment, in which a group of employees bullies their colleague, directly affects not only the victim's emotional state, but also the overall productivity;
- taking into account that over the past twenty years, sociologists have established the existence of this phenomenon, as well as its impact on both employees and employers;
- taking into account that this form of psychological harassment can be expressed in verbal comments, constant criticism, isolation and concealment of information between other participants in the persecution;
- taking into account that mobbing is often experienced by employees whose excellent work performance distinguishes them from their colleagues;
- Taking into account that, although each case of mobbing has its own characteristics, it usually follows a predictable scenario that begins with increased intimidation and isolation and culminates in a group of colleagues demanding that the victim be sentenced immediately for the alleged misconduct;
- taking into account that, regardless of the outcome of any investigation into the victim's existing misconduct, often the injured employee leaves due to high workplace stress;
- taking into account that it is estimated that between two and five per cent of employees have been victims of mobbing at some point in their career;
- taking into account that victims of this form of emotional abuse often commit suicide;
- Taking into account that the increasing level of absenteeism, the decrease in labor productivity, as well as additional medical care and legal costs as a result of harassment at the workplace, represent the true cost of such behavior at the workplace for the employer;
- Considering that all forms of workplace harassment are contrary to the City and County of San Francisco's employment policies;
and thus based on all of the above
Resolve that the San Francisco City and County Council condemns workplace violence, and
- We further resolve that the City and County Council requires the Human Resources Agency to inform the Administration Council within 60 days how, if any, policies to combat mobbing or any other form of psychological harassment at the workplace will be implemented.
Translated by Anastasia Pivovarova specially for mobbingu.net
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