{"id":939,"date":"2022-05-18T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chirp.srgry.com\/?page_id=939"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:31:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T13:31:04","slug":"bullying-bhdv-in-aviaition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chirp.co.uk\/uk\/aviation\/about-us\/bullying-bhdv-in-aviaition\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination and Victimisation (BHDV) in Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By law, employers must do everything they reasonably can to protect staff from BHDV and they must also set out a written grievance procedure that is shared with all employees.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHIRP\u2019s sole purpose is to enhance aviation safety by providing an independent confidential reporting function. Within this remit, any aviation-related safety or security issue that gives cause for concern may be reported to CHIRP but we are not able to investigate reports that involve industrial relations, terms and conditions of employment, or personality-based conflicts. UK employment tribunals deal with claims that may be brought against employers by employees relating to their employment; it is not the responsibility of CHIRP to be an arbitrator when employment disputes arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is recognised that one-off or repeated instances of BHDV can have a deleterious effect on individual performance, mental health, stress and company culture, and that these in themselves can have second-order safety implications.  Although CHIRP cannot enter into any investigations of BHDV claims, the aggregate of such reports may provide useful insights into the scale of any issue within the aviation sector and the potential impact on safety it may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conjunction with the CAA, CHIRP has therefore implemented a BHDV reporting portal that will log received reports and associated information within the CHIRP confidential database. Only CHIRP staff will have access to these details, there is no connectivity to CAA systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHIRP has no specific expertise or resources to investigate reports about BHDV. When BHDV has an impact on safety, CHIRP\u2019s role is to anonymously aggregate the data from associated reports to build a picture of the prevalence of BHDV in the aviation sector, the human factor and safety impacts this may have, and explore improvements that might be made. As part of this, CHIRP will provide the CAA with disidentified, aggregated BHDV statistics and information on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLICK HERE<\/a> to report a BHDV concern.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reporting BHDV<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/h4>
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When problems at work arise due to other\u2019s behaviours, it is better to raise it with the employer first and BHDV reports should normally be made through the appropriate channels in accordance with your organisation\u2019s policy on bullying and harassment.\u00a0 If there is no policy, your employer still has a legal duty of care to protect you while you\u2019re at work.\u00a0 If you feel unable to report your concern to the company and it has a specific safety-related focus, you can report a BHDV concern to the CHIRP confidential reporting process by using the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click here to report a BHDV concern<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Reports to CHIRP must be verifiable – anonymous reports are not normally accepted.  The CHIRP reporting process requires reporters to input a personal email address in order to receive a personalised link to the CHIRP reporting system.  Individuals are then invited to complete relevant elements of a reporting questionnaire in order to record their concerns.  All reports are treated in absolute confidence in order that reporters\u2019 identities are protected – individuals\u2019 personal details are never passed to the CAA without a reporter\u2019s consent to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All submitted reports will be processed and included in disidentified aggregated information that will be passed to the CAA on a regular basis. Because CHIRP has no remit or ability to investigate specific reports of BHDV you should only expect to receive from CHIRP<\/strong><\/strong> an acknowledgement of report receipt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

BHDV Definitions<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/h4>
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Bullying and harassment behaviours may be against one or more people and may involve single or repeated incidents across a wide spectrum of behaviour, ranging from extreme forms of intimidation, such as physical violence, to more subtle forms such as ignoring someone. It can occur without witnesses, in face-to-face interactions, as well as online.  The bullying might be a regular pattern of behaviour or a one-off incident that happens face-to-face, on social media, in emails or in phone calls.  Bullying falls under four main categories, Psychological, Verbal, Physical and Cyberbullying, and its effects can have far-reaching consequences.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can be bullied, but it usually involves individuals or groups with more power, bullying someone with less. The person who is being bullied can feel humiliated, threatened or upset, and it can become a pattern of behaviour.  Workplace bullying can happen at work or at work social events and may not always be obvious or noticed by others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n