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The conversation is confidential.
The conversation is confidential.
The external counselor handles confidential information carefully and professionally. Only with your explicit consent can the external counselor share information.
You stay in control.
You stay in control.
Besides the confidentiality of the conversations with the external counselor you can decide which information you want to share and the followup will be. So you stay in control.
The confidant offers a listening ear.
The confidant offers a listening ear.
The external counselor provides initial support. We listen to your story and look for a solution together. A external counselor is not a coach, mediator or lawyer, but guides you through the process and refers you to the right people to help you.
The confidant thinks with you.
The confidant thinks with you.
The external counselor handles confidential information carefully and professionally. Only with your explicit consent can the external counselor share information.
You discuss together the possible internal or external next steps, and help you weigh up.
You discuss together the possible internal or external next steps, and help you weigh up.
We will guide you in possible next steps. This could be within the company, for example talking to your manager, or outside the company. That is, for example, making a report to a complaints committee. The follow-up steps depend very much on your report and your wishes.
If required, we check in with the reporter after the course.
If required, we check in with the reporter after the course.
Should you feel the need, we will always contact you after the course. We check how you are doing now and whether something has indeed been done about the problem.

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Harassment

Harassment is when someone influences your behaviour by frightening you, by threatening negative consequences. Harassment can be physical, when someone's 'comfort zone' is crossed or threatened. For example, one form of this is when someone literally drives you into a corner and verbally threatens you. Intimidation can also take a verbal form. It manifests itself, for example, in blackmail, manipulation or when someone pressures you. Unfortunately, both forms of harassment occur in the workplace.

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Bullying

Bullying is a form of aggression that involves trying to repeatedly and deliberately hurt someone. It can occur online and offline, physically and verbally. Bullying involves several people. The bully, the bullied and bystanders. The bully is usually not alone, but the bullied is. Being bullied causes all kinds of mental problems such as stress, anxiety, loneliness, shame and lack of self-confidence.

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Aggression and violence

Aggression and violence in the workplace takes many forms. Aggression and violence occurs when an employee is physically or verbally harassed, threatened or attacked. This can be caused by colleagues, but also by third parties (such as a customer or client). Aggression and violence causes a lot of damage, to the victim but also to those involved. A distinction is made between verbal, psychological and physical aggression.

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Discrimination

The literal meaning of discrimination is 'making a distinction'. Discrimination is the unequal treatment and disadvantaging of people based on characteristics that are not relevant in a given situation. Such distinctions are often made on the basis of race, gender, orientation, age, nationality or religion. Discrimination also occurs in the workplace, in many different forms. For example, when colleagues in the same job receive different salaries. Or when colleagues make offensive jokes based on previously mentioned characteristics.

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Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment is unwanted comments, gestures or actions of a sexual nature, where the victim feels humiliated, threatened or uncomfortable. It can involve (non)verbal behaviour and physical contact. Unfortunately, sexual harassment and sexually transgressive behaviour is common in the workplace. It can be between colleagues, but also between employers and employees and between employees and their customers.

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Not acting with integrity

Acting with integrity at work means performing a job well and with care, taking into account responsibilities and the applicable norms and values within an organisation. Integrity is a good personal trait, showing that you are sincere and honest. In business, for example, it means not being corruptible and not abusing power.

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