65% of workers who reported harmful behaviors or incidents to HR or management in the past year said their organization did nothing to address the incidents.
According to an iHire survey, only 25% of employees trust HR to address toxic behaviors in the workplace. Moreover, approximately 65% of workers who reported harmful behaviors or incidents to HR, managers, or supervisors said their organization did nothing to address or mitigate the issues.
Employers need to work with their HR teams, managers, and other leaders to enable a culture of trust, transparency, and communication with well-defined processes for mitigating conflict. – Chrisanne Bowden, Principal HR Business Partner, iHire
More detailed findings from iHire’s poll of 1,781 U.S. workers include the following:
When asked which behaviors or incidents they’ve experienced or witnessed at their current or most recent job in the past year, respondents noted:
- Favoritism or bias toward select employees (51.8%)
- Gossip (50.0%)
- Dishonesty (39.4%)
- Bullying or harassment (31.4%)
- Discrimination, such as ageism, sexism, or racism (26.4%)
- Unethical or illegal activities (25.9%)
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Of those who experienced or witnessed any of the above behaviors or incidents:
- 53.0% reported the behaviors to a manager, supervisor, or HR
- 36.7% did not report the behaviors
Of those who reported the behaviors or incidents:
- 65.2% said their organization did not do anything to resolve or address the issues
- 17.0% said their company did resolve or address the issues
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Lastly, when asked if they trusted HR to address toxic behaviors within their current or most recent workplace:
- 45.9% of all employees surveyed said no
- 25.0% said yes
- 16.7% were unsure
- 8.3% said they don’t have an HR department or individual
- 4.0% preferred not to answer
“It’s concerning that nearly half of workers don’t trust HR to address negative or toxic behaviors, including favoritism, bias, gossip, and dishonesty,” said Chrisanne Bowden, Principal HR Business Partner, iHire. “To ensure a positive work environment where all employees can thrive, employers need to work with their HR teams, managers, and other leaders to enable a culture of trust, transparency, and communication with well-defined processes for mitigating conflict.”
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