Assédio moral no trabalho: impactos na saúde dos trabalhadores

Abstract

Moral harassment at work is a kind of violence practiced against the worker, which occurs repeatedly, exposing the individual to vexatious and embarrassing situations. Such practices can motivate the appearance of physical and/or psychological diseases in the individual, and may lead to the individual's incapacity to work or, in more serious cases, to suicide. The general objective of this work is to investigate the relationship between abusive practices characterized as moral harassment at work and the impacts on the health of workers who are victims of this conduct, based on a study carried out at the Alfa company. The research methodology used was exploratory and data collection was carried out by means of bibliographic and documental research and case study, and has a qualitative and quantitative approach; data was also collected by means of an online questionnaire applied to the employees. With the application of the questionnaire it was possible to identify that not all the employees of the company answered the questions, this can be explained by the fear/rejection of being identified through the answers given and end up suffering some reprisal, in addition, it was possible to infer that the vast majority of employees consider that they have not been victims of bullying at work, However, as some employees reported situations that are not consistent with acceptable practices within the work environment, it was identified that it is necessary to invest in policies and practices to prevent and combat this type of violence. Finally, it was possible to conclude that the practice of moral harassment is a conduct that disrespects the legislation and the worker's dignity, and for this reason it becomes something unacceptable in the work environment. Thus, to disregard the negative effects on the physical and psychological health of workers is a big mistake.