Addressing disrespectful behaviour (including bullying and harassment) Guideline

Version 2.0 approved 16 March 2023

The Addressing disrespectful behaviour (including bullying and harassment) Guideline (PDF 300KB) outlines a number of best practice approaches, options and considerations to assist employees or managers to deal with disrespectful behaviour including bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, victimisation and discrimination, which are inconsistent with the requirements of the Respectful Behaviour (including management of bullying and harassment) Policy. The informal and formal processes outlined in this Guideline do not prevent a worker from pursuing a matter through external agencies or derogate from any responsibility for making mandatory reports pursuant to any legislation.

SA Health employees are encouraged to report all instances or complaints related to workplace bullying, harassment, sexual harassment or victimisation promptly so that appropriate action can be taken. SA Health commits to treating all complaints received in a confidential, sensitive and fair manner, bearing in mind that in some circumstances, SA Health may have an obligation to report a matter to external agencies, such as SAPOL.

The Respectful Behaviour (including management of bullying and harassment) Policy provides that employees may indicate their preferred approach/option to address workplace interactions that impacts on them. Employees may be supported by a person of their choice throughout these processes. Advice may be sought from Human Resources (HR) and/or local Contact Persons (nominated to support employees with concerns about unacceptable workplace interactions).

This Guideline supports the implementation of the SA Health Respectful Behaviour (including management of bullying and harassment) Policy.

Applicability

This guideline applies to all employees and contractors of SA Health; that is all employees and contractors of the Department for Health and Wellbeing, Local Health Networks (including state-wide services aligned with those Networks1) and SA Ambulance Service.

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Last updated: 16 Aug 2024

Addressing disrespectful behaviour (including bullying and harassment) Guideline

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