PINK SHIRT DAY 2020 LIFT EACH OTHER UP AND PROMOTE CIVILITY AND RESPECT IN THE WORKPLACE - BCNU
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PINK SHIRT DAY 2020
LIFT EACH OTHER UP AND
PROMOTE CIVILITY AND
RESPECT IN THE WORKPLACE
www.bcnu.org
#PinkShirtDay
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 IS
PINK SHIRT DAY
On February 26, out against bullying in schools,
communities and workplaces.
everyone is
encouraged to wear On February 26 and every
day, you can make an effort to
pink to lift each promote civility and respect in
other up, promote the workplace. Do you have a
story about being bullied, how
civility and respect you stopped a bully or about how
and display your bullying has affected a loved one?
commitment to end Share your experiences with co-
bullying. workers. Don’t forget to use the
#PinkShirtDay hashtag in your
Pink Shirt Day has its roots in Nova Facebook and Instagram posts and
Scotia and is part of an annual in your tweets.*
anti-bullying campaign founded by
Join in on the conversation, lift
two high school teens in 2007.
each other up and take a stand
When a fellow classmate was against bullying!
subjected to an act of homophobic
bullying for wearing a pink polo
shirt to school, David Shepherd
and Travis Price decided to take
a stand. They bought dozens of
pink shirts at a thrift store and
announced they would give them
out to students the next day. With
the word out, many students took
it upon themselves to show up for
school in pink rather than wait for
one of the tops.
Since then, Pink Shirt Day has
become an annual event to speak
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WHAT IS BULLYING?
Bullying is any > Workplace bullying is associated
with nurses leaving their job, or
inappropriate conduct
the nursing profession4,5.
towards a worker that
the person knew or > Exposure to workplace bullying
reasonably ought to have can negatively affect the health
of individuals, their co-workers,
known would cause that
and their family, resulting in
worker to be intimidated symptoms such as increased
or humiliated1. stress, anxiety, sleeplessness,
fatigue, and depression6.
FACTS ABOUT BULLYING > Bullying can reduce team
communication, job satisfaction,
> It’s estimated that up to motivation, and morale7,
40 percent of Canadians have and affect patient care8,9.
experienced workplace bullying2.
> Studies show that 21 to
46 percent of nurses have
experienced or witnessed
bullying3.
> Your employer is required by
law to take reasonable steps to
address and prevent bullying and
harassment in the workplace.
> Discrimination due to race/
racialization, sex, gender
identity/ expression, sexual
orientation, and disability,
for example, can often
compound the experience
of everyday bullying and
harassment.
#PinkShirtDay
BULLYING CHECKLIST
COULD IT BE YOU?
Anyone can engage in bullying > Targeted someone new, or someone
behavior and anyone can be bullied. you don’t want to succeed or to
Self awareness is key in addressing continue on your team?
bullying and harassment in the > Denied access to resources such as
workplace. Review the questions training or information because you
below and tick-off situations that want to see him or her fail?
you may have actively participated in.
> Uttered threats or shown physical
Have you ever: intimidation such as throwing
objects?
> Assigned a task beyond the scope
of a person’s job knowing or hoping > Treated student nurses with
they would fail? disrespect and exercised
condescending behaviors towards
> Denied or discounted someone’s them?
contributions at meetings or on a
project? > Targeted someone to be fired?
> Noticed how your attitude to other > Publicly discredited someone?
workers who don’t share your job
title may be different than the > Witnessed bullying and not
attitude you have with individuals intervened?
who do share it (e.g. RNs’
Source: Building Dignity, BCNU, 2009
relationship with LPNs, care aides or
other staff)?
> Refused to pass on crucial
information to someone or
sabotaged work because you did
not want them to succeed?
> Shouted at, cursed at, or in some
way threatened a co-worker?
> Played malicious pranks on a co-
worker?
> Stolen someone’s ideas and taken
credit for them yourself?
> Started or failed to stop destructive
gossip about a co-worker?
> Exaggerated or embellished an
event to cause trouble?
BUILDING A PSYCHOLOGICALLY
HEALTHY AND SAFE WORKPLACE
Bullying and harassment may be > Emotional exhaustion
a symptom of a psychologically
> Unnecessary conflict
unhealthy and unsafe workplace.
> Leads to bullying, which affects
The CSA Standard on not only the target but also the
Psychological Health and Safety in bystanders
the Workplace has 13 factors that
contribute to a safe workplace. How can I promote civility and
One of these factors – Civility and respect in the workplace?
Respect – is crucial for minimizing
> Become an ally to those who
the risk of workplace bullying and
are subjected to discrimination,
harassment. oppression and/or bullying and
harassment in the workplace
What is Psychological Factor 4:
Civility and Respect? > Learn about the histories and
experiences of people who have
> A workplace where all employees faced oppression because of their
are considerate towards each identity.
other, clients and patients.
Employees are treated with dignity > Reflect on how your own actions
and respect by the employer, (or non-actions) may contribute to
clients and each other. the oppression of others
> A workplace where esteem, care > Practise becoming more aware
and consideration for others are of your biases and how these
the norm. might be shaping your words and
actions
Why is Civility and Respect
Important? > Become more aware of how you
listen and what you listen for when
> Greater job satisfaction you hear about an experience of
oppression or discrimination
> Better team work
> Amplify the voices of those who
> Positive work environment and are disempowered
> Protection of mental health > Act with open-heartedness and
compassion
What happens when it is missing?
> Increased turnover Source: www.guardingmindsatwork.ca
#PinkShirtDayBEHAVIOUR EFFECTIVE RESPONSE
Nonverbal Innuendo Is there something you want to say to me?
> Raising of eyebrows; Making faces Please speak to me directly.
Verbal Remarks I need you to be more clear in your directions and feedback.
> Snide, rude comments Is there a way we can structure this to be more specific?
> Lack of openness, abrupt responses
Undermining Activities I have questions and would like you to help me understand how
> Turning away this situation may have happened.
> Being unavailable
Withholding Information It’s my understanding that more information might be available
regarding the situation that might affect how I approach it
(or learn about it).
Sabotage There is more to this situation than meets the eye.
> Deliberately setting up a negative situation Could you and I meet in private to discuss it?
Infighting Always avoid a contentious discussion in a non-private place.
> Bickering with peers
This is not the time or the place. Please stop (physically walk away
or move to a neutral spot).
Scapegoating I don’t think that’s the right connection.
> Attributing all that goes wrong to one
individual
Backstabbing I don’t feel right talking about him/her/the situation when I
> Complaining to others about an individual wasn’t there or don’t know the facts. Have you spoken to him/her?
and not speaking directly to that individual
Failure to Respect Privacy It bothers me to talk about that without his/her/their
permission. I only overheard that. It shouldn’t be repeated.
Broken Confidences Wasn’t that said in confidence? That sounds like information that
should remain confidential. He/she asked me to keep that confidential.
Source: Bartholomew, Kathleen, RN, MN. “Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility: Why Nurses Eat Their Young and Each Other” (HCPro, 2006)LEARN MORE
References Additional Resources
1. WorkSafeBC – Bullying and Centre for Occupational Health
Harassment resources Psychology
www.worksafebc.com/en/health- www.arladay.ca
safety/hazards-exposures/
Pink Shirt Day – www.pinkshirtday.ca
bullying-harassment
Canadian Centre for Occupational
2. CBC News
Health
www.cbc.ca/ news/canada/
and Safety – www.ccohs.ca/
windsor/ story/2011/12/06/wdr-
oshanswers/psychosocial/bullying.
cbsa- bullying-johnston.html
html
3. Stokowski L. “A Matter of
Employee and Family Assistance
Respect and Dignity: Bullying
Program
in the Nursing Profession.”
www.efap.ca
Medscape Nurses, September
2010 University of New Brunswick
“Toward a Respectful Workplace”
4. Johnson S, Rea R. “Workplace
Bullying: Concerns for Nurse www.guardingmindsatwork.ca
Leaders.” Journal of Nursing www.bullyonline.org
Administration. 2009;39(2):
84-90
5. Griffen M. Teaching cognitive
rehersal as a shield for lateral
violence: an intervention for
newly licensed nurses. Journal of
Continuing Education in Nursing,
2004;35(6):257-63
6. Bullying in the Workplace: A
handbook for the Workplace,
by the Ontario Safety
Association for Community
and Healthcare (2009)
www.osach.ca/products/
resrcdoc/rvioe528.pdf
7. Canadian Center for
Occupational Health and Safety
www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/
psychosocial/bullying.html
8. MSNBC Hospital bullies take a
toll on patient safety
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25
9. US Joint Commission
Hospital Accreditation
www.jointcommission.org
#PinkShirtDayACTIONS TO TAKE IF YOU
EXPERIENCE WORKPLACE BULLYING
Documentation of bullying and harassment in the workplace is a
crucial first step to resolve the issue. Please document every bullying
and harassment incident you experience at work in a notebook or
electronically.
> Ensure you record the following information for each incident:
> Date and time of interaction
> Location of interaction
> People involved
> Witnesses
> Description of interaction
> How the interaction made you feel humiliated
or intimidated
> Other applicable information
> Report bullying and harassment to your
employer
> Contact a steward and/or your workplace
JOHS committee representative
> Make a complaint following the
employer’s bullying and harassment
policy and/or file a grievance
For mental health support, call your
Employee and Family Assistance Program
and access other available resources
Share your story on social media using
the #PinkShirtDay and #LiftEachOtherUp
hashtags
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