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WORKPLACE HARASSMENT, BULLYING AND OTHER ISSUES <\/h3>
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We Singaporeans are among the world’s hardest working. Most of us spend almost a third of our adult lives at work. This makes workplace issues such as harassment, bullying, poor job fit, inability to cope with work demands, interpersonal conflict and communication problems a common source of stress among many people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

Dr John, President of the Singapore Co\"CNAunselling Centre, was invited to Channel News Asia to share with us on the issue of workplace harassment. The Singapore Counselling Centre used to see an average of 2 to 4 workplace harassment cases but in recent years, it has gone up steadily and we are seeing now an average of between 5 to 9 cases a month. What is workplace harassment and how can it impact you? Find out more below!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

What is workplace harassment? <\/h3>
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Workplace harassment refers to when one party at the workplace demonstrates behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another party.<\/p>\n

Examples of behaviour that may be harassment include:<\/p>\n