Common use of Workplace Violence and Employee Security Clause in Contracts

Workplace Violence and Employee Security. The parties agree that there is a shared interest in eliminating and/or minimizing hazards of workplace violence. For the purposes of this clause, violence includes actual or attempted acts of physical force, threats of violence, verbal abuse and aggressive behaviour from patients/clients/residents or the public. Also included are threatening statements or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe they are at risk of injury.

Workplace Violence and Employee Security. The parties agree that there is a shared interest in eliminating and/or minimizing hazards of workplace violence. For the purposes of this clause, violence includes actual or attempted acts of physical force, threats of violence, verbal abuse and aggressive behaviour from patients/clients/residents or the public. Also included are threatening statements or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe they are at risk of injury.