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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Bullying is very hard to define, but no one is saying it should be made into a criminal offence, just that companies should be held liable if they do not have adequate processes to deal with it. If someone comes up to you in the street and starts insulting you - someone has to make a judgment to if a complaint is made - is it threatening behaviour or a breach of the peace, or is just "words"... all this stuff is subjective.
Employers do have a duty of care to protect people who work for them.
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So the mom and pop shop can be liable because they were "bullying" someone to work all the holidays that everyone else gets off?
I don't know what it's like in the UK but in the US I can insult anyone I like while I'm standing in the middle of the street, that's the point of free speech. The moment that individual touches me that is assault.
The only person who makes a judgement call is the individual they can LEAVE the area and avoide any confrontation. That's the only real choice that needs to be made.
You've gone from stating you wouldn't snitch on a neighbor who is committing crimes but you'd be a cry baby because someone hurt your feelings?
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