Workplace Violence Definition – MODEL CLAUSE

For purposes of the Company’s violence prevention policy, “violence” is defined as the attempted, threatened or actual conduct of a worker that causes or is likely to cause injury to another worker, including, but not limited to, actual physical assaults or attacks; threats or intimidation; violent gestures; and any other conduct that gives a worker reasonable cause to believe physical force will be used against him or creates a hostile or toxic work environment. It also includes bullying. Bullying can include, but is not limited to, the following types of behaviour:

• Persistently and excessively criticising and scrutinizing a worker’s work without justification;
• Spreading malicious rumours;
• Belittling a worker’s opinions;
• Spying on or stalking a worker;
• Tampering with a worker’s desk, workspace or belongings;
• Excluding or ignoring a worker;
• Undermining or sabotaging a worker’s work by, say, setting unreasonable deadlines or withholding key information;
• Maliciously blocking a worker’s efforts to achieve promotions, raises and other forms of professional success within the Company;
• Engaging in verbally abusive behaviour, such as yelling, making threats and name calling; and
• Engaging in physically abusive or aggressive behaviour, such as pushing, hitting, spitting, finger pointing or aggressively invading a worker’s space.

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