Violence in the Night: How to Protect Your Employees

Send us Fan MailTrigger Warning Today’s episode contains discussions about workplace violence, violent acts, bullying, and the use of weapons. If you are uncomfortable with any of these topics, we recommend skipping this episode and joining us again on the next episode.We hear about new acts of violence daily on the news and, unfortunately, these sometimes occur in people’s workplaces. These can range in severity and complexity while involving customers, clients, or other employees. How do we, as HR professionals, establish procedures and policies to protect our businesses and employees the best we can?In today’s episode, Chuck and John will talk about a convenience store robbery and a workplace bullying situation among others to discuss how training and policies could have mitigated the risk in those situations. They also discuss proactive measures and observations to be aware of to apply to your workplace. In the worst-case scenario, the team discusses being prepared to respond to a situation.In the HR News segment, the team touches on the following topics and more:Building trust through systems and habitsHandling sensitive, potentially embarrassing topics with employeesThe importance of sexual harassment trainingPotential changes to criminal background checks that California is trying to put into lawSupport the showOur new book...The Ultimate Guide to HR: Checklists Edition is now AVAILABLE! Go to UltimateGuidetoHR.com to Get HR Right: and Avoid Costly Mistakes. Certified and approved for 3 SHRM Recertification Credits.Join the HR Team of One Community on Facebook or visit TeamAtHRstories.com and sign up for emails so you can be the first to know about new things we have coming up.You can also follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @HRstoriesPodcastDon't forget to rate our podcast, it really helps other people find it!Do you have a situation or topic you’d like the team to discuss? Are you interested in having Chuck or John talk to your team or Emcee your event?  You can reach the Team at  [email protected] for suggestions and inquiries.The viewpoints expressed by the characters in the stories are not necessarily that of The Team at HR Stories. The stories are shared to present various, real-world scenarios and share how they were handled by policy and, at times, law. Chuck and John are not lawyers and always recommend working with an employment lawyer to address concerns.