Chevron Australia-discovered bullying of employees
2022.11.29 02:36
Chevron Australia-discovered bullying of employees
Budrigannews.com – Chevron Corporationon Tuesday, the company stated that nearly half of its employees in Australia had been victimized by bullying in the previous five years, and nearly a third had experienced sexual harassment. Women had a higher rate of instances of abuse at work.
After the state of Western Australia, where Chevron’s local operations are based, conducted an investigation into sexual harassment of women in the mining industry, the global energy giant reexamined its business.
47% of employees in the Chevron survey, which was conducted by Intersection, a consulting firm, had experienced bullying in the previous five years.
In the previous five years, 30% had experienced sexual harassment, it stated.According to the report, that was lower than the industry average of 40% and the national average across all industries of 33%.
More than half of Chevron Australia employees said they had seen or heard about bullying, harassment, or discrimination, but 47% of them didn’t do anything about it because they were afraid of being retaliated against, would have made things worse for the victim, or the victim didn’t want anything done.
In a statement, Chevron Australia Managing Director Mark Hatfield stated, “What is clear is that bullying, harassment, and discrimination occur in our workplaces, and not everyone feels confident in reporting these incidents through the various channels available.”
After reporting being molested in the office during business hours, one woman claimed she was not believed.
The employee was quoted in the Chevron survey as saying, “It was very distressing.”
The report found that few victims had made a formal report and that there was a lack of accountability for the bad behavior that allowed it to continue or get worse.
According to Intersection’s statement in the report, “There is also a perception among some of Chevron Australia’s workforce that the financial bottom line is valued above wellbeing and ultimately, physical and psychological safety.”
The report’s recommendations, which include addressing bullying, harassment, and discrimination, as well as increasing leadership accountability and responding to complaints of poor behavior, have been assigned to a project manager who reports to Hatfield.
