Is the Workplace Bullying Serious Enough to Warren Legal Action?

It is a debate. My stand is pro. This is a discussion not and essay. 250-350 words please.

Pro: Bullying in organizations can be harmful to employees and therefore warrants legal action.

I have the ebook online. You will also need a reference from the universities library which i will provide. You need to write whether doing something would change somethings.

Here’s an example:

Whether establishing workplace anti-bullying rules reduces symptoms of depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem of employees whom are being victimized.

While the purpose of a business is to create profit and accomplish company tasks, none of that can be completed effectively and efficiently if employees do not feel safe in their work environment. Unfortunately, bullying acts can go even further than just affecting the individuals whom are being targeted and can cause issues with others surrounding the bullying. For example the text explains how, “Bullying permeates the environment of the workplace, causing bystanders to feel its unpleasant effects and creating a toxic workplace” (Ferrell 67). By establishing legal rules and laws that must be followed in the work place regarding anti-bullying, it would create a safer environment for all employees, even those not being targeted. In an additional journal article it is established that there is a clear link between a positive work environment and job satisfaction. “Job satisfaction involves ‘a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job experiences” (Locke 147). If legal action is taken and reasonable bullying rules are established and set, there is less of a chance of employees facing negative emotional effects.

Workplace bullying is abusive behavior used to assert one’s power over another. One survey shows that more than one-third of employees have been victims of some kind of workplace bullying behavior. In many cases, the bullies are the supervisors of the organization. Yet while some counties have laws against workplace bullying the United States does not.

Many believe employees should be legally protected from workplace bullying because bulling is harmful to employee health. Victims of bullying suffer from symptoms including depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Bullying permeates the environment of the workplace, causing bystanders to feel its unpleasant effects and creating a toxic workplace. Others however, believe anti-bullying laws would limit manager’s ability to manage since they would constantly be afraid their management styles could be perceived as bullying. Also, critics of such a law argue that bullying is hard to define, making such a law difficult to enforce. Instead, they are in favor of internal ways to combat bullying including conflict resolution, harassment awareness, and sensitivity trainings.