To live in a modern metropolis, citizens have to work every day, earning financial resources for a full-fledged existence. In the current situation, most people spend an impressive amount of time in the office. We leave the apartment early in the morning and return to it after sunset. It is not surprising that work becomes a second home for us, in which people with different characters are forced to coexist in harmony. Rarely do all team members easily find a common “language” with each other, avoiding quarrels on professional grounds. Often, conflicts arise in new “families” caused by inconsistency in the internal worlds of employees. Working in a stressful environment where negative emotions are in the air is not a practical solution and jeopardizes the profitability and productivity of the enterprise.
It is pointless to endure insults from colleagues, hoping for an end to regular ridicule, because the “offenders” will not stop, feeling their impunity
Stinging jokes or caustic ridicule, obscene statements or regular attacks, reports to superiors or constant psychological impact - these are the variety of “tests” that employees have to face at work. Colleagues who choose, in their opinion, the most vulnerable person in the team, have fun and amuse themselves, insulting the honor and personal dignity of the employee. It is not surprising that the employee’s mental state is disturbed. Experiencing discomfort, a person does not want to return to work, driven by the instinct of self-preservation. Not every person is able to fight back against “offenders”; some people prefer to ignore the ridicule of colleagues without defending their self-esteem. However, enduring attacks from ill-wishers is an irrational decision that strokes the ego of a boorish team. You need to take care of yourself in time by finding the answer to the following question: What to do if you are insulted at work?
Solving the problem yourself
It is worth remembering that the head of an enterprise, according to the law, bears full responsibility for the employees of his company, for their actions, therefore, if there are problems in a legal entity, the employee may feel that he is being picked on for no good reason.
Advice! Before running to the competent authorities and trying to understand what to do if the boss yells and humiliates, a person should try to figure out this problem on his own. The criminal law provides for an article for insult in the workplace, therefore, if a boss discovers real attempts to get his employee out of work, a citizen can contact the relevant authorities to protect his rights.
Of course, any obscene statements made by the employer must be punished in an appropriate manner. However, experts recommend first trying to resolve disagreements peacefully, because situations when a boss breaks down at his subordinates because of poor quality work done by them occur quite often.
Acts arrogantly
Yes, this is very annoying, but by and large, what difference does it make to you how another person positions himself in society? Your task is to carry out your duties competently and effectively, so that there is no need to add fake significance.
IMPORTANT ! You need to react to a colleague’s attacks only if it interferes with your ability to concentrate on work.
A megalomaniac's best weapon is humor: you'll let him know that the world doesn't revolve around him. A couple of witty answers will make the upstart moderate his ardor and help put his colleague in his place.
How to act when insulted by superiors
The reaction to irritation on the part of the immediate supervisor is determined by what exactly the boss wants to achieve from his subordinate.
If a citizen is sure that the manager is insulting him without reason, for example, simply because of personal hostility, such actions must be appealed to the labor inspectorate. Experienced specialists will be able to establish for what reasons the boss took his anger out on his subordinate: for personal reasons or under psychological influence. However, it is better to start drawing up such a complaint after receiving an explanation from the accused. In this case, the document will be able to set out all the circumstances of what happened. At the same time, during the preliminary conversation, it is necessary to inform the manager about the desire to appeal his actions to the labor inspectorate. As practice shows, most of these problems are solved without the involvement of authorized government bodies.
What not to do
Unfortunately, people often sacrifice themselves and overstep their principles in order to please their boss. Such actions are wrong, as they can aggravate the difficult relationship between employer and employees. The use of a defensive reaction is primarily aimed at preserving the psychological health of the employee.
How to correctly write a statement of insult
A complaint about insult to the labor inspectorate or prosecutor's office must contain the following information:
- The essence of the problem;
- Date and time of the incident;
- Personal details of the boss;
- Data on the employment contract or other agreements regulating the employee’s work at the enterprise.
Advice! It is advisable to provide video or audio evidence of what happened.
What to write in the application
Statement of insult to honor and dignity at work
The content of the complaint does not go beyond standard samples and includes:
- Applicant's passport details, place of work.
- Date and time of the insult.
- Violator details.
- Description of illegal actions, their form and expression. To substantiate the claims, it is better to explain what the offensive nature of the statements is.
- Names of witnesses to the incident.
- A request to bring the perpetrator to justice.
What is considered an insult and humiliation of honor and dignity - see the video below:
The procedure for protecting your rights and admitting mistakes
Unfortunately, some of the conflicts that arise between an employer and his employee may go beyond what is permitted.
The tyranny of a boss can force a citizen to take actions aimed at bringing him to justice. According to the provisions of Article 352 of the Labor Code, a person who has been humiliated at work by his immediate supervisor has the right to defend his rights in the following ways:
- Contact the trade union;
- Deal with the offender yourself;
- Submit a corresponding application to the court;
- Write a complaint against your manager.
As practice shows, a citizen’s appeal to government agencies exercising control in this area has the maximum effect.
However, before filing a complaint against his manager, the employee must independently understand the current conflict. Based on the results of numerous trials, it can be concluded that sometimes the boss’s dissatisfaction has good grounds. And the employee simply refuses to voluntarily admit his mistakes and deal with them.
In such a situation, it would be in the citizen’s interests to admit shortcomings in his work. As a result, the parties may be able to come to a constructive solution to this problem. It makes no sense to try to bring the boss to justice in this case, since such actions will not bear any consequences, but will only lead the parties to a new level of conflict.
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Article 352 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation “Methods of protecting labor rights and freedoms”
Legal advice
What to do? Should I respond in kind? Pretend that nothing special happened?
Could be so. Or you can teach the offender a lesson so that next time he will think a hundred times before deciding to make another attack against you. What needs to be done for this? Just go to court with a statement. Of course, litigation involves certain time, moral and, possibly, financial costs.
And only you can decide whether you want to punish the boor and rude person according to the law or whether you will silently endure his further antics. Honor is a person’s adherence to all the rules of moral and professional duty.
Liability for workplace harassment
Unfortunately, tyrant bosses are quite common.
And some of them are trying their best to drive the unsatisfactory employee out of the workplace through unpleasant statements and actions. In this case, the manager’s actions may be regarded as a direct insult. As a rule, in such situations, the manager is held administratively liable in the form of a fine of 3,000 rubles . But before that, it is recommended to try to solve the problem yourself, and point out to your boss that such treatment of your employees is unacceptable. If there is no positive reaction, you can apply to the prosecutor’s office to protect your rights.
To hold the company's management accountable, a citizen must draw up a written appeal that reflects the following information:
- Time and date when the incident occurred;
- The nature of the actions performed by the manager;
- A list of negative actions that were committed against the applicant.
It is best to avoid details in describing the circumstances of what happened - they will all be clarified during further proceedings in the case.
Based on the results of consideration of the received complaint, the prosecutor makes a decision to satisfy the request to hold the employer accountable, or to refuse to initiate such proceedings.
Important! If for any reason an employee disagrees with the decision made by the prosecutor, he has the right to appeal it through the court.
How to avoid conflicts and protect yourself from angry employees?
- The first rule is do not mix office life with home life , do not be frank with colleagues. These are just people who work with you under the same roof and have certain ambitions - to some extent, they always see you as a competitor.
- Clearly define your responsibilities : for clarity, you can even print out the list and hang it above your workplace so that unnecessary questions do not arise.
- Do not involve others in an acute conflict if it concerns a very narrow group of people. This is a very contagious “disease”, and it will not lead to anything good.
- Try to sincerely find an approach to each offender . There is no need to love, adore these people, or visit them. Not at all necessary. It is enough that you can comfortably exist in the same space and respect each other.
- In an effort to protect yourself, do not become too withdrawn . Nobody forbids you to sort things out with your colleagues or argue about new projects - sometimes it’s even useful. The main rule is not to insult colleagues and never launch an “attack” yourself.
Crimes against honor and dignity
Some bosses try their best to kick undesirable employees out of their workplace.
Moreover, often their actions and words may be aimed not at the quality of work duties performed, but at the personal qualities of the employee. Any unpleasant statements and actions that can be regarded as a violation of official discipline and personal space of a citizen are crimes against the honor and dignity of a person. These unlawful acts are punishable under criminal law.
First of all, the employee must file a complaint with the prosecutor, who, based on the results of reviewing the application and all attached documents, will decide to initiate a case.
After this, law enforcement officers (as a rule, a district police officer, labor inspectorate employees, an assistant prosecutor) take actions aimed at establishing the existence of negative statements regarding the injured party. Such activities are carried out by individually interviewing each colleague of the victim.
According to the law, the total time for conducting such an investigation should not exceed 30 days. All collected materials are sent to the court, where the case is considered within 2 weeks (maximum duration under heavy workload).
Crimes against the honor and dignity of a citizen entail administrative or criminal liability (depending on the severity of the offenses).
Author of the report
Theoretically, any employee of the organization has the right to write a memo. In practice, when presenting it, the principle of subordination is observed. The head of a structural unit writes a report addressed to the general director. Subordinate employees must resolve situations that arise first with their immediate superiors. And if it deems it necessary, it will bring the information to the attention of the management. It is acceptable to apply directly, but then the report must be endorsed by the immediate supervisor.
The exception is the case when the memo is drawn up in connection with a complaint against the head of the structural unit himself. In such cases, any employee can directly appeal to senior management.
List of sources
- sunmag.me
- adm-pravo.ru
- beab.ru
- juridicheskii.ru
- domprava76.ru
- 101million.com
Consultation with a lawyer
If a citizen independently analyzes his situation, he must remember the following key points:
- Each case is unique, therefore it is considered and dealt with by the authorized bodies in a special manner;
- It is advisable to understand the basic legislation in this area, but this is not a guarantee of success;
- A positive outcome depends on many factors.
Advice!
It is quite difficult for a beginner to understand all these nuances on his own, so experts recommend seeking advice from a lawyer. Video about responsibility for insult
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