Examples of general behaviour that may constitute bullying specific to the workplace are as follows: 

·         Purposely undermining someone

·         Targeting individuals for special negative treatment

·         Manipulation of an individual‘s reputation

·         Social exclusion or isolation (sending to “Coventry”)

·         Intimidation

·         Verbal abuse or making fun of a person’s work or the person (including family, sex, sexuality,    race or culture, education or economic background) 

·         Psychological harassment (playing mind games, ganging up)

·         Aggressive or obscene language

·         Offensive jokes, comments, banter, or insults

·         Suggestive remarks, innuendos

·         Unwanted comments about dress or physical appearance

·         Unnecessary touching

·         Intrusion by leering, whistling, suggestive gestures, pestering, spying and stalking

·         Use of graffiti

·         Display of pornographic or sexually suggestive pictures or an offensive object

·         Physical abuse and assault or threats thereof

·         Humiliating initiation or hazing

·         Unreasonable or pointless assignments  

·         Repeated requests with impossible deadlines or tasks

·         Deliberately changing a work roster to cause difficulties

·         Deliberately holding back information needed to get work done properly

·         Unwelcome continued suggestions for social activity outside the workplace

·         Cyberbullying (bullying using information technology)

Read more about the different contexts of workplace bullying.