On Tuesday, October 17 2023, two unrelated news items were published on visir.is, both of which dealt with the toxic culture that exists in Iceland's labor market. Read more »Upheaval against abuse culture in the labor market
We are accustomed to workplace discussions and interventions that encourage and support physical safety. With the #MeToo revolution, there was also a demand that gender-based safety be taken into account to a greater extent, and any kind of behavior and speech that creates subversive or negative situations or effects for individuals depending on their gender is gradually being addressed. Read more »When does abuse in the workplace become too much?
On 27.04.2023 the radio show, Mannlegi þátturinn (e. the human factor) interviewed Vinnuhjálp's founder, Sunna Arnardóttir, regarding manager's abuse towards other employees. The interview was conducted by Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir and Gunnar Hansson.
Prolonged exposure to abusive situations is damaging to individuals, mentally, emotionally as well as physically. It is therefore common to see broken individuals, as well as high staff turnover, at employers where managerial abuse towards staff occurs. Read more »Managerial abuse towards employees after termination
When managers show abusive behavior towards employees, it often does not get addressed, both because the HR department and other managers don't listen to complaints over the manager, and also because the employees don't dare to come forward for fear of losing their job or facing further abuse. Read more »Investigation on managerial abuse and the importance of third parties
The founder of Vinnuhjálp, Sunna Arnardóttir, gives a lecture about incompetent managers and violent behavior in the workplace at Stjórnvísi on 13.04.2023 from 09:00-09:45 GMT. Read more »Incompetent managers and abusive behavior in the workplace - Lecture
Managers who use anything other than positive management practices run the risk of employees pointing out their shortcomings as managers. Many managers welcome suggestions about what can be done better, and use the employees' suggestions to improve themselves in their work. No manager is perfect with complete knowledge of good management practices, and it is therefore normal to receive occasional suggestions about behavior or incidents that could have been done better. Read more »Managerial silencing techniques
We will all say that we are against any kind of abuse. We all want to stand up for those who are being abused. We all want to live in a just world, where neither abuse nor injustice is tolerated. Unfortunately, we aren't active enough at letting our behavior reflect our words. Both in our daily lives, as well as in the labor market. This is something we have to change. Read more »Managerial abuse in the workplace
On 07.03.2023 Dagmál released an interview where the founder of Vinnuhjálp, Sunna Arnardóttir, dicussed incompetent manages and codependency in the workplace. The interview was conducted by Eggert Skúlason in Morgunblaðið's studio. Read more »Incompetent managers and codependency in the workplace - Interview
There are many forms of abuse in the labor market. It exists among general staff, from general staff to managers, and from managers to general staff. Abuse between general employees, and from general employees to managers, is usually tackled immediately by managers or human resources departments when reports of such occur. But what about abusive behavior which managers show towards general employees? Read more »Managerial abuse towards general employees
