Скачать или смотреть Health and safety, bullying and harassment inductions for archaeological field staff

For many years, we have started every field project with a health and safety induction. Following problems encountered with bullying on some projects, we extended this induction to include a bullying and harassment briefing. This runs through a range of behaviours that are unacceptable in the workplace, makes it clear that it is our responsibility as employers to resolve any issues that arise, and to set out the options for reporting any problems, through management, HR, colleagues and the Union. The bullying and harassment section of the induction has expanded substantially, partly in response to discussions triggered by the briefings, and also in the aftermath of the ‘Glass ceilings’ session at CIfA conference 2015, which led to the establishment of an Equality and Diversity Group and the advent of @EveryDigSexism, which created a vehicle for the sharing of experiences. A recent report by Nelson, Rutherford, Hinde and Clancy http://rdcu.be/wUOx/ highlighted the importance of setting clear guidance on appropriate professional behaviour and rules on field projects. It showed that the experiences of people on projects with clear and enforceable rules were markedly better than those where such rules or guidance were absent. It also demonstrated the impact that experiencing harassment and assaults can have on career trajectories. This work clearly demonstrates the benefits of providing clear briefing, guidance and reporting procedures. We are also looking to improve our briefing by aligning it more closely with Historic England’s excellent bullying and harassment policy as set out in our Human Resources Manual. We know that others are giving similar briefings, but it would be helpful to compare notes with colleagues to ensure that our inductions are as effective as possible.

Brian Kerr, Head of Excavation and Analysis, Historic England and Hugh Corley, Digital Data Archaeologist, Historic England