3-Minute Survey: Understanding Experiences of Online Abuse in the 'Digital Workplace'

Hi everyone,

Our names are Hannah Klose and Nakshathra Suresh, and we are keen to share with you an important initiative we are working on to tackle online abuse and harassment within digital workplace settings.

In the digital age, the rise of remote and hybrid work has brought with it a new set of challenges, particularly concerning the perpetration of online bullying and harassment through work-based platforms, including Slack, Zoom, Teams, LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook and more.

For the purposes of this survey, we define online bullying and harassment as:

"harmful behaviour perpetrated through technology, including name-calling, threats, sharing private content without consent, spreading false information and any other online conduct causing emotional, psychological, or reputational harm."

Please complete this 3-minute survey by Friday 1st March 2024 and reach out to us on LinkedIn or at: info@eiris.co for any queries.

Note that your personal information will not be shared and your responses will be de-identified.

Thank you for your time and valuable input!

1.Full name(Required.)

2.Email address(Required.)

5.Have you personally experienced online bullying and harassment through work-based platforms (e.g., Teams, Slack, LinkedIn, Zoom, work email)?(Required.)

Yes

6.If you selected 'yes' and feel comfortable to do so, please describe your experience(s) below.

7.How do you view the current state of addressing online bullying and harassment in your workplace? Choose the option that best reflects your perspective:(Required.)

I strongly feel that online bullying and harassment in the workplace are not adequately addressed.

I believe there is some room for improvement in addressing online bullying and harassment at work.

I am unsure if online bullying and harassment in the workplace are adequately addressed.

I think the issue is generally well addressed in our workplace.

I believe online bullying and harassment are not significant concerns in our workplace.

8.Would your workplace benefit from any of the following?(Required.)

Online safety education (i.e., awareness training, workshops, online modules, resources, including fact sheets and reports)

Risk assessments and assurance (improving existing mechanisms to foster a positive digital workplace culture, employee wellbeing, and online safety)

Impact evaluation reports (intended/unintended outcomes of AI & other emerging technologies on your products/services)

Compliance monitoring (audits against exisiting online safety standards, legislation and regulations)

None of these

Other (please specify)

9.Keep me in the loop about this project?(Required.)

Yes, keep me updated via my email above

No, I do not wanted to be kept updated