THE ROLE OF MOBBING IN PUBLIC WORKPLACES ON UNIONS

Abstract

Mobbing, which is defined as annoying, immoral and systematic harassment of a person or persons working in the workplace, points to an important problem in terms of working life today. Unions, which play important roles in improving the working environment of their members, are expected to take an active role in a serious problem such as mobbing. The aim of this study is to reveal the role of authorized trade unions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) public workplaces in preventing mobbing. For this purpose, interviews were made with seven union executives authorized in the public sector, the thematic map was prepared for the mobbing phenomenon by subjecting the data to thematic analysis and the findings were discussed.