Health and Safety Executive

Management Standards - Relationships

Includes promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour.

The Standard is that:

  • employees indicate that they are not subjected to unacceptable behaviours, e.g. bullying at work; and
  • systems are in place locally to respond to any individual concerns.

What should be happening/States to be achieved:

  • the organisation promotes positive behaviours at work to avoid conflict and ensure fairness;
  • employees share information relevant to their work;
  • the organisation has agreed policies and procedures to prevent or resolve unacceptable behaviour;
  • systems are in place to enable and encourage managers to deal with unacceptable behaviour; and
  • systems are in place to enable and encourage employees to report unacceptable behaviour.

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Updated 26.10.09