Does someone get coffee for the entire department, but are you systematically skipped? Does everyone supposedly make funny comments about your skin color? Does a colleague make ambiguous comments and gestures? Does a patient get an outburst of anger? "Or do you have to deal with a visitor who attacks you?"
More and more people in society are confronted with transgressive behaviour, also known as undesirable behaviour. Unfortunately, this also applies to healthcare workers. Eighty percent of doctors and nurses in Dutch hospitals indicate that they have to deal with aggression and violence from patients and visitors. A small percentage is bothered by colleagues.
Transgressive behaviour is behaviour by people that is experienced as unpleasant or undesirable by others. A distinction is made between: bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, and aggression and violence. Everyone determines for themselves which behavior they find annoying.
The umcs want to offer a healthy and safe working environment. That is why the umcs pursue an active policy to combat transgressive (undesirable) behaviour and to promote desired behaviour. Your umc does not tolerate any form of transgressive behavior.
It is important that you know how best to act in the event of different forms of transgressive behaviour. On this website you will find what you can do yourself to prevent transgressive behaviour and how you can deal with it. You can also read how your occupational health and safety advisor (e.g. company social work, A&O or company doctor), the umcs and the government support you in this. On the intranet you will find rules of conduct and protocols that apply specifically to your umc.
