ABOUT THE ANDREA ADAMS TRUST
The Trust was the world's first non-political, non-profit charity, operating as the natural focus for the diverse and complex problems caused by bullying and harassment behaviours in the workplace. Registered as a National Charity No. 1064539 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No. 03427802 the Trust was launched in June 1996.
Whilst the Trust ceased its charitable status and functions in August 2009, the training and consultancy services it offered continues to operate under a new title 'The Andrea Adams Consultancy Ltd' (AAC)
ABOUT THE ANDREA ADAMS CONSULTANCY
'Our mission is to offer professional advice and support to employers who wish to build a culture in which bullying and harassment will not be tolerated or allowed to thrive.'
CEO of the newly founded Andrea Adams Consultancy (AAC) Lyn Witheridge was, until its closure, both the founder and CEO of the Andrea Adams Trust and the lead body behind the campaign 'Ban Bullying at Work Day.' A tireless campaigner for the eradication of insidious bullying and harassment behaviours in the workplace, Lyn is acknowledged as a leading authority on the subject and over the last fourteen years has provided specialist training and consultancy programmes to Government Departments, the NHS and both public and private sector industries/commerce.
The AAC is building on the foundations laid by the Trust. The Consultancy's principal aim is to reduce the incidence of workplace bullying and harassment by raising awareness of the problem and providing its clients with consultancy, training, support and advice to build corporate cultures where bullying simply is not tolerated.
The AAC's approach is consultative and inclusive. It works closely with its clients to determine the scale and nature of the problem and provides a range of solutions designed to help fully understand and deal with these unacceptable behaviours. The Consultancy has a proven track record of delivering high quality services which helps organisations to:-
- Diagnose the exact scale and nature of bullying in their workplaces
- Diagnose and implement polices and procedures tailored to their culture
- Communicate effectively those policies through awareness programmes
- Train key personnel in how to recognise and deal with bullying/harassment
The AAC's training and development team possess specialist skills and expertise, not only in identifying the key contributory factors to workplace bullying and harassment, but also in:-
- Knowledge of employment law and EEC codes of practice
- Wide understanding of equality and diversity
- Conflict resolution
- Investigating complaints of bullying/harassment
- Conducting surveys and focus group interviews
- Providing best practice solutions
- Delivering specialised training courses/seminars
- Evaluating and monitoring training programmes
In providing consultancy training and advice, the AAC is mindful of the acutely sensitive nature of the issues involved and offer respect, clarity and understanding of the complexity and sensitivities that surround these issues.
WHAT IS WORKPLACE BULLYING?
When we talk about bullying at work we are referring to an abuse of power or position. It is offensive discrimination through persistant, vindictive, cruel or humiliating attempts to undermine, criticise, condemn, and to hurt or humiliate an individual or group of employees.
It can make employees lives a misery, affect their performance and damage their careers. It can also have a serious impact on organisations: indeed, statistics show that each year as many as 18.9 million working days are lost to bullying and up to a half of all stress-related illnesses are a direct result of bullying.
Disclaimer Notice: The Andrea Adams Trust National Workplace Bullying Helpline has no affiliation with, nor recommends the 'National Bullying Helpline Charity' or its affiliated sister service, The HR & Diversity Management Limited Company, run by Christine Pratt
