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Behaviours in your Workplace
more acts of workplace harassment at least once a week for the last six months.2 Employees coping with these toxic work environments take twice as much sick time.3 Statistics Canada estimates the cost of employee absence due to bullying and harassment is roughly $19 billion per year.
Toxic workplaces not only affect employee absence but also impactproductivityandef ciency. 80% of employees in toxic workplaces spend signi cant time and energy focused on the BAHD behaviour taking time away from their work and 48% reduce their effort.4 Considering an annual wage of $60,000, an example of
20% reduction in productivity can equate to a $12,000 loss per employee. This can have a signi cant nancial impact on organizations of all sizes.
KPMG’s Diversity and Inclusion Group recently hosted a panel event in Toronto to discuss the issues around workplace bullying and harassment. Their panel included:
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