A matter that concerns us all!
The entire process depends on employers and employees working collaboratively to look into any problems experienced and to identify? together? the actions that should be taken to:
a. prevent violence
b. stop it from recurring.
Thus, the principle underlying this process is a participatory approach. If the process is to bear fruit and to be sustainable, it is essential that employers and employees (or their representatives, such as the union, if there is one) work together throughout the entire process.
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Prerequisites for a solid partnership
- Focusing on a common concern
- Regarding each other as equal and complementary partners
- Defining clear roles
- Respecting each other’s opinions and différences
- Deciding jointly how the process will be carried out
- Maintaining ongoing communication
- Participating in the spirit of representing one’s co-workers rather than of defending one’s personal viewpoint.
