The following has been released from the PCS Equality Health & Safety Department.
PCS is working with the University of Sheffield as part of an important UK-wide, multi-sector project, supported by the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), that aims to identify ways to reduce the risks to employees of unacceptable behaviour at work. The findings from the project are expected to help to frame national policy on tackling unacceptable behaviour at work and it is important that we encourage as many members as possible to take part.
In addition, PCS will receive our own analysis of our members' responses, which we will be able to use in discussions with our members' employers as part of wider negotiations on improving the working environment for members.
Attached to this circular is a short note about the project, including details of how members can participate by completing a short online survey. We will then be asking for a further survey to be completed in about 6 months time. Please ensure that all members are asked to consider completing the survey - the more input there is, the better picture can be gained of our members' experiences of unacceptable behaviour in the workplace.
The deadline for the first survey is Sunday 7th September.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Phil Madelin on 020 7801 2683. Alternatively, he can be e-mailed here.
The survey information is as follows:
To: All Public and Commercial Services Union members,
Have you been subjected to or witnessed unacceptable behaviour at work, either from a client or a colleague? Or is unacceptable behaviour simply not part of your daily work life?
We are an independent research team from the University of Sheffield. We are approaching all PCS members to ask you to be part of an important UK-wide, multi-sector project that aims to identify ways to reduce the risks to employees of unacceptable behaviour at work. This project is funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), and is supported by PCS.
It is crucial that we gain representation from the large and diverse membership of the PCS in our project, as the findings from this research will help shape national policy concerning unacceptable behaviour in the workplace.
To be part of this project, you need to complete our anonymous and confidential survey. We need to hear from everyone, whether or not you have been subjected to unacceptable behaviour, in order to get a representative idea of the demands you face at work. The results from the research will be fed back to the PCS.
The survey should take you around 20 minutes to complete (Branch note: it could actually take about 30 minutes). You can start the survey and go back to it at any time, but only if you do not close the survey screen. The deadline for completing this survey is midnight on 7th September. You can access the survey by clicking here or via the link on the PCS web site.
Further information about completing the survey, and the project as a whole can be found here.
Yours sincerely,
Karen Niven, Christine Sprigg and Chris Armitage
Violence Research Team
Institute of Work Psychology and Department of Psychology
University of Sheffield
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Email
Tel: 0114-2223268
