Workplaces

Against

Violence in

Employment

WAVE

Wave specialises in helping employers address Workplace Bullying and Harassment.

Workplace bullying and harassment are behavioural hazards that any workplace can experience. They are known as “psychosocial hazards” because of the potential harm they can cause to people and to organisations. Bullying and harassment are recognised as forms of psychological violence that have an impact upon people’s mental and physical health, their wellbeing and their effectiveness in a workplace.

Organisations have a ‘Duty of Care’ to provide a safe environment for people to work in. In relation to bullying and harassment this means they need to:

• Understand how to accurately identify bullying and harassment

• Respond effectively to complaints or concerns that get raised

• Build a workplace environment that reduces the likelihood of bullying and harassment happening in the first place

Workplace bullying and harassment can occur in all workplaces, but some more than others.

Be one of the “others” and build your organisation’s capacity to prevent and respond.

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ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES

WAVE has developed a range of easy to access resources, from short eBooks to full eLearning courses that can cater for hundreds, even thousands of individuals for large organisations.

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YEARS HELPING NEW ZEALAND

WAVE (Workplaces Against Violence in Employment) started as a project under the Challenge Violence Trust in 2002.

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ORGANISATIONS CONSULTED

WAVE has provided workplace support and programmes for small, medium and large organisations such as Air New Zealand, Fonterra and Carter Holt Harvey, and for national and local government organisations.