Remember the Alamo: implementing a campus-wide anti-bullying policy

摘要

Human resource managers often know where the troubled departments exist in the organization. Further, such troubles may be beyond personality conflicts or simple misunderstandings. When the behavior falls within the parameters of the US Title VII antidiscrimination laws, human resources departments typically have a procedure for intake and investigation. Further, previously established procedures typically govern how to present Title VII findings when a complaint is reported. However, if the abusive behavior is bullying (Hollis, 2016), most targets of workplace bullying have no legal recourse in the USA. While the USA is behind Canada and Australia in prohibiting workplace bullying, only four states, California, Minnesota, Utah, and Tennessee, since 2014 have passed state statutes prohibiting bullying behavior. However, organizations can still curtail bad behavior through a comprehensive campus policy.