Common use of Violence in the Work Place Clause in Contracts

Violence in the Work Place. O-1 (a) Definition of Violence The Hospital agrees that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees will be condoned in the workplace. Workplace violence means: i) The exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker; ii) An attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker iii) A statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker. Workplace harassment means: i) Engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. Workplace harassment may include bullying, intimidating or offensive jokes or innuendoes, displaying or circulating offensive pictures or materials, or offensive or intimidating phone calls.