Cultural Concerns

At work, culture is the everyday behaviours, values and practices that are widely shared, respected and rewarded, regardless of their outcome. 

Broadly, culture is not behaviours that target individuals (this type of behaviour is more likely to be bullying, discrimination, or harassment), but instead is observed and experienced over time. Certain aspects of culture may have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on an individual or group of individuals, and there may not be an obvious reason for this.

Cultural concerns can range from regular social activities that exclude certain individuals, ‘banter’ or what is viewed as humour being derogatory, or the way that colleagues interact with one another feeling disrespectful.