Common use of Violence Prevention and Control Clause in Contracts

Violence Prevention and Control. N-1 (a) Definition of Violence Workplace violence means: • The exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker • An attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker • 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: • 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 innuendos, displaying or circulating offensive pictures or materials, or offensive or intimidating phone calls. The parties agree that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees will be condoned in the workplace.

Violence Prevention and Control. N-1 (a) Definition of Violence Workplace violence means: •  The exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker •  An attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker •  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: •  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 innuendos, displaying or circulating offensive pictures or materials, or offensive or intimidating phone calls. The parties agree that no form of verbal, physical, sexual, racial or other abuse of employees will be condoned in the workplace.