Practical jokes in the work place

LittleMax

xapprenticex wrote: »

Unfortunatly there is no law against bullying in the workplace so if management are uselss, you're done for.

But there are laws against harassment, on grounds of sex, age, race etc. Most companies will also have anti bullying policies.

As she is a new employee is she in a probationary period and having any probationary meetings with manager to assess how she is doing? If so I would raise it during this meeting.

xapprenticex

LittleMax wrote: »

But there are laws against harassment, on grounds of sex, age, race etc. Most companies will also have anti bullying policies.

As she is a new employee is she in a probationary period and having any probationary meetings with manager to assess how she is doing? If so I would raise it during this meeting.

yep, im well aware of discrimination based on a proected characteristic, but hiding ones stuff and making a person the butt of their jokes is not really going to be covered by that.

General bullying is another matter entirely and not illegal as stated.

Its usually a good idea to raise with managment, but as many of us know, managment are sometimes involved in bullying and reporting staff members can sometimes make things worse, kinda making yourself 'the grass who cant take a joke' character. Guess it depends on the type of company too, if there is a head office with HR or wheather its a small central company.

Horrible situation im sure, hope it gets resolved for op.

rover2000

She emailed me and said she spoke to the main culprit.
He just laughed and said so report me then.
She said she told the colleague who found some of her missing stuff. Just said there was teasing going on.
She is now keeping a diary.

mustang121

rover2000 wrote: »

She emailed me and said she spoke to the main culprit.
He just laughed and said so report me then.
She said she told the colleague who found some of her missing stuff. Just said there was teasing going on.
She is now keeping a diary.

He sounds like a tw3t or a more rude description, a horrible situation to be in as it sounds like schoolboy antics.


If their an attention seeking wh0re then just ignore them completely, if they don't receive any positive or negative attention, then they may get bored and stop.


Or unofficially, and out of work, tell them to politely to F:%$ off or slap them around the face. Bullies tend to be cowards and don't like victims who fight back.


If she works in a professional open-planned office then next time try to openly embarrass him by exposing him as the child that he is acting like. Although if its call-centre type of environment then this might not work since I hear that the type of people who work in such places are generally college aged idiots who all act out due to the mundane nature of the job.

NYM

rover2000 wrote: »

...... He now keeps telling her she can't do her job.
She asks him questions about work and he ignores her.

That's not a practical joke...

A little light teasing is something that goes on in most work places but when it becomes something that makes a person uncomfortable, and the culprits are aware it does, then it's bullying.

rover2000

Update. Another incident today.
She has reported it to her supervisor.
Now to wait and see what happens.