Okay. What was the effect of my text about the reprehensible behavior of supervisors to employees, in which I described a number of pathologies (Poland is a paradise for workers? Officially, yes, because in our mordor finishes quietly – READ THIS TEXT & gt; & gt; & gt; )? One of the described person, head, was taken on the carpet for CEOs Publishing. In this case, the evaluation committee was not appointed its relations with subordinates. And since “the case is not spilled,” chief officially began to replace the name, it is as if there was no problem. After the texts in the “On” Kamil Durczok lost his job and was branded (mainly the media) for bullying. Does it condemn the court? For now he is suing journalists for libel.
What is the broader effect of these publications? None. Public opinion has focused on individual examples of bullying. And the problem is not by real chefs. The problem is that the model grange managing people and their work has become a universal behavior. The problem is that officials and business owners pretend there is no problem. And finally, the problem is that the workers are not able to fight for respect for their rights.
This picture emerges from the e-mails, phone calls, posts on Facebook and Twitter from my readers. Called me more than 20 people with state-owned companies, advertising and PR agencies, offices, banks, publishers, universities, smaller and larger corporations. All these people have one thing: in the workplace met treating them straight from serfdom.
“Humiliation, intimidation, clocking requirements for standards unreal it is not in our pathological behavior. These are common and, unfortunately, also commonly accepted method of “human resource management”. I write this because not only was he subjected to such practices, but when I was manager of the average degree, I began to behave like “- wrote me a man who, after four years of working in a large company was afraid of the Treasury, as advocates, monster, in which he turned, and resigned.
Other trzydziestokilkulatek dziewięciostronicowy sent me is not so much a description of the work in two corporations as a thorough analysis – that after a few years he was able to break the cold make – used management mechanisms in them. Such as the grading system and educational programs straight from the reformatory. A man describes how it works: “I joined the corporation in October and at the end of the year I received a message from the manager that someone from the team must choose to assess reduced because of the Gaussian that someone has to be the best and the worst one. Since I was new, suggested that I was before me. (…) The system does not provide for a situation that we all work well “.
” Work until 3 am, because it is tender, as moderated by the weekend because the client so wishes, to the contract for trash and computer monitoring employees … is the standard “ – describes his work woman who well-known and respected advertising agency survived one year. Girl employed in its place bosses ordered to work on the way to the hospital.
I have a lot of similar stories. – This is not a problem of only one company and a single story about the psychopathic manager. It’s much more serious – says Barbara Surdykowska the Expert Bureau of Solidarity with KK and an expert of the Institute of Public Affairs. When asked how serious is the extent of these irregularities, throws up his hands. – The fact that labor relations is happening with us something bad, we know. We know that it affects a large part of service workers, people working with clients, white collar. Unfortunately we do not have the slightest idea how big the scale of these problems. And most importantly, we do not know what their macroeconomic effects. And the effects of which are certainly quite a burden to the society that has to pay for a larger number of absences due to sick leave people tired, for the treatment of workers brought to depression. We do not know what are the economic costs of burnout, the cost of reduced performance career. We do not know, because no one in Poland does not examine – he added.
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Billions for toksypracę
616 billion. That’s more than the IMF wanted to borrow the Italians in the midst of the financial meltdown to rescue the economy. And so, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), are the annual losses in the labor market in the EU due to depression employees. In this 272 billion in losses due to sick leave, 242 billion, a decline in productivity, 63 billion in health care expenditures for treatment, and 39 billion in losses the social security system.
Although the sum does impressive, it still is not complete. Because the agency – not having complete data about problems such as congestion professional (indicated data from France: there recent estimates put the cost between 1.9 and 3 billion a year) and other psychiatric disorders caused in connection with work (for example, such data is. Spain: in 2010. estimated to be 372 million, which represents 0.58 per cent. of total spending on health care) – for the entire Union could only calculate the cost of depression.
Custom calculation of negative phenomena associated with psychological violence at work or with rumpled relations work has many EU countries. There is among them Polish. – Nobody, really nobody, or at the Central Institute for Labour Protection, or the National Labour Inspectorate, or research centers that we do not examine – adds Surdykowska. A data such as experts argue, are essential. Without them, it is difficult to prove to employers that it is in their interest to improve the situation. It is also difficult to prove the politicians and the government, that is a real loss for the entire economy, which will be accumulated.
Today, there is no such awareness. Ministry of Labour sold silence my question whether it intends to address the problem of bullying, discrimination and psychological violence in the workplace. As silence sold team recommendation. Psychosocial risks (representatives of trade unions and employers’ organizations) in order to enable health and safety training mandatory training on what it is and how to combat bullying.
No specific response are also appeals the State Labour Inspectorate, which has repeatedly signaled that it has insufficient resources to fulfill all their obligations. PIP in the past seven years overexposed 146 thousand. companies, mainly in terms of legality of employment, and that even in this topic drop in the ocean. Inspection now employs a little more than 1.6 thousand. inspectors, by the end of the training will end next group, so their number will increase to 1.7 thousand. It’s still not enough, because the controllers should be at least 3 thousand. In the vacuum left PIP also appeals to change the provisions of the Law on freedom of economic activity. Currently, the control of inspection must notify the company in advance, and if you impose a fine – a maximum of 5 thousand. zł.
Neither the union nor advice
How could it be otherwise, since entrepreneurs are actively operating several organizations lobbying on their behalf. A staff? The largest trade can shake the political tranquility in the business of selected groups – miners, farmers, teachers. However, the mass of white and blue collar workers are without representation, and Poland is the least unionized country in Europe.
There is a better EU forsowanymi employee councils, which were supposed to be an alternative for the unions. Today there are legally guaranteed in a little more than 500 companies. – Employees do not know about them, and employers do not see them promoting their interests. Inform and persuade the council in accordance with EU directive should the government. And we see it as it goes – explains Rafal Gorski, head of the Institute of Civil Affairs (INSPRO), which operates the Centre for Support Workers Councils. In December last year INSPRO complained to the European Commission on the passivity of our government: “In Poland there are approx. 35 thousand. enterprises employing more than 50 people charged with implementation of the EU Directive. 7 thousand. companies with trade unions signed the relevant agreement. Of the remaining 28 thousand. 2010 companies. Law was implemented in 3048 by the establishment of enterprises workers’ councils, but at the end of 2013. the number dropped to 544 “.
The organization tried to interest due rad Employee Ministry of Labour, the National Labour Inspectorate and the Sejm. Ministry did not respond to letters INSPRO, and in response to a parliamentary ministry said that “the cause of the small number of councils is simply ignored by employers obligation to inform the ministry to set up a works council.” – So that councils are, but you do not know about them – sighs Mountain. – Leading the support center, we see that this is not true, and employees generally do not have any representation. When such representation is not there, then when there are any irregularities, the employee does not have the support and is in a weaker position than his superiors – he added.
Instead of the process – Facebook
Since the official methods of defense against superiors or no access to them is very limited, the workers began to reach for the non-standard measures. “Blacklist employers from Warsaw and the surrounding area” – more than 20 thousand. FB fans. “Blacklist employers from Olsztyn and the neighborhood” – 3.2 thousand., From Siedlce – 3.9 thous., Minsk Mazowiecki – 3.5 thousand., From Krakow – 19 thous., Lodz – 24 thous., With Poznan – 16 thousand. Similar sites observed in total at least 400 thousand. people.
Practically the entire country include those grassroots initiatives toksypracodawców publicizing cases. Not all of them are of course mobberzy, or rather, not all of these companies bullying happens because as it is often discriminate against employees, cheating on payments or arrears with the payment of money, lack of communication and forced to remain at work after hours. Of course, some stigmatized in this way, companies are culpable cases, companies are denigrated by competitors or former employees. But really, it’s not really important, as a large percentage of companies that toksypracodawcy blacklists. More important is the fact that people seize on this – maybe not quite even legal – poskarżenia the mold. This illustrates the scale of frustration.
Several lawyers specializing in labor law told me that now – since the scandal Durczok – they began to raise a lot more customers who ask about the chances of Winning the process of mobbing. Do not know what this is momentary mood enhancement and whether it will actually be translated into more processes. Rather, it’s doubtful because most interested when he hears from experts, as is the percentage of low wygrywalności these cases (approx. 2-4 per cent. Of 2007.) That they extend for years and how high the bar is raised in the offense “mobbing “resign from the ideas of referring the matter to court.
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Thus, some lawyers believe that the category of bullying should be extended. Others that should be better enforced obligation on employers to counteract mobbing. This, moreover, the Supreme Court judgment of 3 August 2011. Has been alleviated. The Court held that if the company introduces elements of anti-bullying policy, conducts training in recognizing and combating the phenomenon, may be exempted from the need to pay the compensation and remedies.
Except that once again not very clear, or Polish employers conduct such training. And in Western Europe and the United States are treated as basic safety training. There are often processes are used instead of less invasive methods, such as mediation or arbitration solutions. Besides, more often than bullying (which is very far-reaching way to destroy another person) applications involve harassment or intimidation rather in the workplace.
While this phenomenon milder, does not mean that they are treated leniently by the courts. And it is this sharp combat system in the United States all forms of discrimination or harassment in the workplace has led to a situation where large corporations manager was standing up in the hierarchy does not come to mind that could be treated rudely subordinate, send him an e-mail with an exclamation mark, lift your his voice, serve joke about sexual innuendoes. So to behave in a way that with us is the norm. This does not mean of course that is perfect. Carried out in 2010. Study showed that 8 percent. Americans are or have been subjected to intimidation, harassment and bullying at work.
Last call
Psychological violence at work is really a global problem. And this problem strongly associated with the economic changes taking place in modern economies – says Barbara Surdykowska. – For a long time we have to deal with the phenomenon of stagnation in wages. GDP is growing, but wages are standing in place. Moreover, it is not really hope for their re-growth and economic recovery. It awakens in people frustrated. Not only in rank employees, but also their superiors. And this frustration translates into negative behaviors – he explains.
And he adds that in conjunction with the opening of global markets and the influx of cheap labor, including the services sector, have begun increasingly spoil labor relations. – civil contracts, which, instead of an alternative, they become common solution. Lack of job security. A huge competition. This phenomenon in all economies of the world. Like associated with them psychological violence – he added.
Except that some countries are struggling with them, others do not. A fight, because they are aware of these negative phenomena costs.
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