How to act in the face of workplace harassment

Workplace harassment or bullying refers to the fact that a person is receiving a type of psychological abuse in the professional environment. It can come from a partner, a superior, and even a boss, and its consequences can lead to feeling insecure, low self-esteem, and depression. If you are suffering from this situation it is important that you know that the current legislation supports you and you have different ways to denounce this behavior and defend yourself. In this article we tell you how to act in the face of workplace harassment so that you know what to do if you are suffering from it.

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First of all, it is important that you learn to detect the signs of workplace harassment to check if your situation resembles any of them. In the event that you are experiencing any or all of them, it is certain that you are being a victim of mobbing and you must act as soon as possible.

• Different treatment : when a person suffers this situation, he realizes that the treatment he receives from the partner in question is different from that which he professes to the rest of the workers. It may be that you exclude yourself or do not pay attention to you, both situations indicate that there is a problem with you and that you do not try to hide it.

• Insults or verbal aggressions : it is also very common for people who harass, try to humiliate or disrespect, for that reason, you may be insulted or shouted before everyone leaving you in evidence and highlighting your superiority before you.

• Speak badly about yourself : another obvious trait of a harasser is that he will try to leave you on the floor before other colleagues with the aim of isolating you and getting, even more, that you feel alone in the workplace. It may even be the case that you invent rumors that directly affect your image both work and personal.

• Excessive pressure : it is also likely that you want to work harder to prove to yourself that you are not able to get the volume out there. It is a tactic of manipulation that you try to finish yourself by not being able to work in those conditions but, do not get overwhelmed, you are doing it precisely for that purpose so it is not your fault.

• Limit your promotion : another sign of workplace harassment is that this person who is doing it is usually the one that prevents you from prospering in your job and, therefore, that you stay stuck in the same position.

• Disqualifications : throwing down your work, throwing your anger in front of your colleagues or discussing an idea in a meeting in a high-handed manner are different ways of workplace harassment. Ridicule is also often a tool used by these people who want it is that you end up abandoning your work to feel unprepared to continue.

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If you live some of the situations mentioned above, it is most likely that we are facing a case of workplace harassment and, therefore, you must act as soon as possible to defend your position in the company and, above all, defend your professionalism. The first thing is that you react immediately, if you feel that someone is putting all their effort into leaving the company is because he is mobbing so do not accept it as something else in your work or get used to the mistreatment of a partner, start acting immediately to defend yourself.

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You should know that workplace harassment is contemplated in the law and, therefore, it is important that if you have a union of workers in your company you go to them to tell what is happening and that they have proof of your situation. Once you have met with them, they will be in charge of carrying out an investigation and a follow-up of what you have told them; they will do it with all possible discretion to prevent your days in the company from being a ordeal.

In this sense, if you have proof (documents, phone calls, emails, etc.) that can prove this abuse, do not hesitate to contribute so that they are aware of what you are living and can act as soon as possible. The union is the intermediary that will defend you before your colleagues or superiors in order to defend your rights as a worker.

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In the event that your boss is the person who is mobbing you, the first thing we have to try is to make a meeting with him to exchange opinions and try to improve the situation. I may have to tell you something about your way of working that has changed or, simply, with a touch of attention modify your way of dealing with yourself. In case the situation does not improve, we recommend you also attend the workers' union.

What happens if your company does not have a union? Then you will have to go to the Human Resources department (HR) that is responsible for dealing with any situation that affects the company's labor relations and, therefore, can help you deal with what is happening. This department can also help you change departments, an option that is taken when there is no possible solution.

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If after reporting it in the union or in human resources the situation does not improve, the final step is to go to the Courts of Justice to report the harassment at work. Many times, the HR department of the company does not want to interfere in this situation and that is when you will have to go directly to justice to be able to defend. This is a way to report your situation externally and there are two ways to do it:

• 1. Issue a complaint via administrative in the Labor Inspection
• 2. Make the complaint through the courts

In the second case, you will need a lawyer and different legal actions to defend the damages that the company has caused you.

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In addition to undertaking these actions to defend your position in the company, you must also act at a psychological level against workplace harassment as it is a type of psychological abuse that can seriously affect your self-esteem and the security you have in yourself within the environment labor.

For this reason, maintaining a high level of self-esteem is important in order not to collapse in this situation; In the case where you see yourself seriously injured, we recommend that you go to a psychologist to help you clear your mind and trust your abilities again. In this article we give you some tricks to raise self-esteem.