Workplace Violence and Harassment: a European Picture

Workplace Violence and Harassment: a European PictureA c k n o w l e d g e m e n t o f t h e p r o b l e m 2.4.In the Focal Point survey, the respondents were asked to evaluate if the level ofacknowledgement of work-related violence is appropriate in their country, comparedto the relevance/significance of the problem. Only seven respondents reported thatthe level is appropriate in their country concerning third-party violence andharassment, 14 said that the level of acknowledgment concerning third-party violenceis not appropriate and 13 said it is it is not appropriate concerning harassment.E u r o p e a n Ag e n c y f o r Sa f e t y a n d He a l t h a t Wo r kThe answers differed between the old and new EU Member States (Tables 1 and 2).Table 1: Is the level of acknowledgement of third-party violence appropriate in your country?(n = 20, EU Member States)Old EU-15Member StatesNew EUMember StatesYes 5 1No 6 8Table 2: Is the level of acknowledgement of harassment appropriate in your country?(n = 20, EU Member States)Old EU-15Member StatesNew EUMember StatesYes 5 1No 5 8If the level of acknowledgement of violence issues was not appropriate, the FocalPoints were ask to name four main reasons for this. On the issue of third-partyviolence, the main reasons were lack of awareness, low prioritisation of the issue,limited or lacking specific regulation on the subject and no appropriate tools/methodfor assessing and managing the issue (Table 3).37