Violence at Work
Please select a letter from the A-Z list below:
Personal Safety
The University is committed to ensuring its
staff, students, contractors and visitors can work, study and live
in a safe and pleasant environment. As a result our
Facilities Directorate continues to monitor the environment at both
the Lord Mayor’s walk Campus and the off site residences and where
required take steps to improve such things as lighting, path
surfaces, additional CCTV etc. If however, a member of staff
or student does feel threatened or unsafe when on the University
Campus, both in buildings and in the grounds, they should contact
University Security on:
- T: 01904 876444
(external)
- T: Extension
6444 (internal)
- It is also possible to
contact Security by using the callpoints or phones in the Disabled
Refuges
Violence at Work Policy
The University of York St. John is committed
to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all
employees.
It is the policy of the University that
violence in any form is unacceptable.
Violence includes any form of verbal abuse, intimidation,
threats, physical attack and property damage.
Any form of violence by an employee of the
University against another employee, volunteer, student, vendor,
contractor or visitor to the University, if proved, will lead to
disciplinary action up to and including dismissal for unacceptable
conduct.
The University is particularly concerned with
eliminating all forms of harassment and bullying as it recognises
that such behaviour is unacceptable, discriminatory and, in certain
circumstances, also unlawful. Members of staff who are
subjected to intimidation, bullying, aggression, victimisation,
harassment etc should contact Human Resources or their Line
Manager, who are all there to help.
Our Workplace Violence Policy, guidance and
risk assessment is located on the Human
Resources A-Z pages.
And as part of this process we have a number
of Harassment Advisers, who are trained members of staff who can
support others in confidence. Details of Advisers can be
found by contacting your manager of the HR team.
The HSE has also created a number of documents
which provide useful information on controlling violence at
work:
HSE - Violence at Work