bullying in workplace

[dani740]

My mum has had a verbal warning at work. She has been accussed of bullying. She is civil to this woman she says hello, goodbye and also answers any questions this woman about work, but my mum does not want to engage in small talk about what this woman does outside of work hours.Is this classed as bullying

[voltr4m4x]

What, precisely, has your mum been accused of ? You fail to make this clear in your post, you merely say your mum has been accused of bullying, yet, at the same time, you also say she is civil to the person who has apparently lodged the complaint. What are the precise details ?

[dani740]

she does not see eye to eye with a collegue on her line. she has not swore, shouted, physically abused this woman,but she has chosen not to chit chat with her. she does not ignore her when she speaks.but she feels as if the factory where she works are insisting she make small talk with her.her decision not to chit chat is surely her freedom of choice she feels like this is very one sided. is she after attention from her employers

[Ethel]

This could be perceived as 'giving her the cold shoulder' or 'giving her the brush off' - classic passive aggressive behaviour that can be considered bullying.

This sort of behaviour creates an atmosphere and can easily make the other woman feel uncomfortable in the workplace, slighted and ignored.

[helpmetoo]

there the problem of employing women,

even when they do turn up for a spot of work they bitch between themselves,

sounds like the chicken and egg problem, why would you want to be involved in any way with someone so petty that they go bleating to the management,

not every one gets on or wants to get on with every body else,

its life and the real world, get over it..

[cassa333]

Your mother should be able to refute aligations point by point to 'proove' she isn't bullying.

However it must be bad otherwise the other person wouldn't of felt the need to report her. Can she realy be so over sensitive that she has imagined feelings of being bullied?