In the thesis the field of prohibition of harassment at the work place and workplace bullying is presented in theory and through case-law. A safe and healthy work environment is one of the fundamental labour rights therefore it is necessary to provide that none of the workers are subjected to harassment or bullying on the part of the employers, superiors or co-workers.
Concepts of mobbing, harassment at the work place and workplace bullying are presented in the introduction, together with the consequences and extent of this offensive treatments or behaviours. Followed by overview of labour law development in Slovenia and development of regulation of harassment at the work place and workplace bullying prohibition in Slovenian legislation.
This thesis covers three main subjects, in the first part applicable national and international law which regulate harassment at the work place and workplace bullying is presented. This subject is followed by the main topic of the thesis in which litigation and other procedures for the protection of worker’s rights, that are available to a worker who is a victim of harassment at the work place or workplace bullying, are researched. In the last part of the thesis recent case law is presented that outlines which treatments or behaviours against workers are considered as repeated or systematic objectionable or clearly negative (workplace bullying) and which are considered as undesired behaviour associated with any personal circumstance with the effect or intent of adversely affecting the dignity of a person or of creating an intimidating, hateful, degrading, shaming or insulting (harassment at the work place) by Slovenian courts.
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