It is sometimes easy to forget just how important a person’s workplace is to their general health and wellbeing. The ultimate, of course, is where a person becomes so upset about life at work that they respond by committing self harm – including, in extreme cases, suicide.
A case this week in Australia reminds us about how severe these types of outcomes can be.
A teenage waitress in a Melbourne restaurant was bulled by three different men over a period of a year. The bullying was described as “persistent” and was “tacitly approved” by the cafe.
The girl took her life as a result of the distress that she suffered.
The business was fined under the Health and Safety legislation – with a whopping $220,000 fine. The three men responsible were fined $45,000, $30,000 and $10,000 respectively.
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