How is mobbing evaluated and certified?

Mobbing or workplace harassment consists of a series of violent behaviors towards an employee in a work context that aim to degrade you psychologically and affect all aspects of your person.

This harassment can be exercised by a person or a group of people, normally superior or analogous positions in the hierarchical position that the victim occupies in the organizational chart of the business. At first it is done in a subtle way using inconspicuous tactics of denigration, humiliation or discredit at work, all with the aim of not being discovered; nevertheless, Over time, this dynamic of physical and/or psychological violence normalizes. and becomes part of the usual dynamics in the organization.

Mobbing tends to occur more frequently among co-workers, although it can also be exercised by superiors or bosses with the aim of forcing the person to leave their job worked.

With this form of harassment at work, a series of psychological symptoms of discomfort usually appear that can lead to physical or psychosomatic symptoms, all of which have a very harmful effect on the mental health of the person. That's why

it is important to act quickly and certify the existence of these cases of workplace harassment.

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Why is it important to detect mobbing as soon as possible?

The psychological symptoms to which cases of mobbing are associated are cognitive, physical and emotional, and must be be treated as soon as possible, since if not, these can intensify as the harassment continues over time.

Some of the most common symptoms of mobbing are low self-esteem, stress, lack of confidence, security and decision, lack of concentration, insomnia, anxiety, anguish, personal devaluation, irritability and rejection of spontaneous social relationships.

As has been indicated, each of these symptoms can be aggravated the longer the harassment at work lasts, that is, That is why it is of great importance to detect it by the organization and report it by the victim.

And it is that the symptoms of mobbing can become in the long run psychological alterations that affect intensely to the life of the person, as for example in the appearance of cases of depression, that is why that it is essential to put yourself in the hands of a psychologist to treat them professionally.

A qualified psychology professional will know how to offer a specialized psychological care service in cases of mobbing for treat the psychological consequences of bullying and offer tools and techniques for the person to regain self-esteem levels previous.

However, in order to intervene appropriately, First, it is necessary for the company itself to be capable of detecting and stopping cases of mobbing in time, for which it is necessary to have tools for evaluating and identifying workplace harassment, and that the victim can have forensic documentation that certifies that these attacks have had place. That is why the HI-MOBB tool has been created.

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What is HI-MOBB?

HI-MOBB is a new forensic tool created to certify the presence of cases of mobbing at work or their absence, that is, to detect cases of false accusation of workplace harassment.

A team of professionals headed by the psychologist Fernando Azor, from Azor & Asociados, and made up of computer forensics, criminologists and forensic psychologists have built a tool forensic that will be very useful for lawyers and psychologists to demonstrate this phenomenon in all kinds of processes judicial.

The expert reports made with HI-MOBB integrate the work of clinical or forensic psychologists, criminologists and computer scientists forensic, since the joint work in these 3 disciplines will allow to certify with greater fidelity and foundation the existence of a case of bullying.

With HI-MOBB we can professionally certify any type of workplace harassment, as well as cases of false accusations. These are some of the main features offered by this tool.

1. Safe extraction and certification of communications between worker and company

Using computers, tablets and phones, HI-MOBB is capable of extracting emails and conversations from Whatsapp, Skype or any other messaging application.

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2. Extraction and certification of videos and audios

All the extracted contents are taken within the person's work environment.

3. Forensic analysis of any notification or communication

Both of those made in writing or through audio support.

4. Forensic analysis of recordings made in the workplace

It should be noted that in trials Only those audio or video recordings that deal with labor issues and where the victim is the interlocutor are admitted as valid. And they are also admitted even if the other party does not know that they are being recorded.

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5. Analysis of medical reports and discharges

All types of documentation related to the victim's health that has been accumulated during the period in which the harassment has lasted.

6. Preparation of a psychological report

The essential document when presenting in legal proceedings where the emotional state of the victim is determined and which includes the analysis of other reports and documentation provided.

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7. Advice

The advice offered by HI-MOBB is aimed at the declaration and support of the victim during the legal process. Everything necessary is offered for the person to face the necessary declarations and hearings in the best possible way.