
The psychosocial hazards of
workplace bullying, aggression, and violence, are relative newcomers to the Work
Health and Safety (WHS) landscape. Whilst
these issues have historically been present at the workplace and in other
environments, it is only in the last decade or so that bullying in particular,
has been recognised as a significant workplace hazard and made subject to
regulatory responses in Australia, including Codes of Practice, guidance,
avenues for complaint, inspector interventions, and prosecutions.
In
the WHS context,
intent to harm is not relevant in the determination of Bullying
and can be directed at, or enacted by, individuals or groups.
