Hi, I work in a small size company as an HR. Recently, a male employee just went home. Upon asking him about the issue, he informed that he had been bothered by the small group in the company and his private space was not respected. He doesn't like to join in the discussion, however, is forced on the pretext of team bonding. The issues that are discussed are nothing but gossiping about others, which he doesn't want to take part in. He does understand that the group is unaware that he has been bothered by their behavior and they are not sensitized to that behavior in friends and colleagues need to be different.
Our manager asked us to look into this. As we have a handful of people and the issue was because of ignorance, how do I tackle this situation, without targeting anyone in particular? I did find many policies related to sexual harassment. But this falls under workplace bullying and we do not have a government guideline for it. How do I make the employee who has suffered, feel safe to come to work and how do I make the policy so as everyone becomes sensitive about everyone else's personal space.
Our manager asked us to look into this. As we have a handful of people and the issue was because of ignorance, how do I tackle this situation, without targeting anyone in particular? I did find many policies related to sexual harassment. But this falls under workplace bullying and we do not have a government guideline for it. How do I make the employee who has suffered, feel safe to come to work and how do I make the policy so as everyone becomes sensitive about everyone else's personal space.