Dignity at work policy

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Can't post too much detail, had to name change as it is just in case.

Just to query what is acceptable criticism of staff.

If an error has been made then obviously it would need to be mentioned to the staff member which would class as fair criticism and not an example of bullying.

However if the manager bitched about the error to every other member of staff and ignore other team members mistakes would this be considered as "inappropriately finding fault with a person’s work and using this as an excuse to humiliate the person rather than trying to improve performance"

I work in an incredibly bitchy place, some stuff that I have heard is downright nasty and the management is just as heavily involved in this, any complaints have been brushed off as being a case of what happens in an all female team.

Just starting to feel the need to keep a record of incidents to protect myself, hopefully not needed I just need to clarify what is an acceptable way to criticize a staff member.

Thanks and sorry for the lack of info, really can't go into any detail.

IMHO while it is appropriate to calmly and discreetly address issues of poor performance or errors, this should be done confidentially unless there are genuine emergency circumstances i.e. a dangerous error in the middle of a busy hospital ward where the issue needs to be corrected immediately, and patients cannot be left while staff find a quiet room for a chat.

If you feel you are being the subject of inappropriate criticism, you should keep a personal note in case it becomes prolonged, and have a chat with your HR rep and Union rep. If you are concerned on behalf of someone else, you could advise them to do the same. The record of events will not protect you on its own. If you feel your standard of work is being unfairly judged, ensure you also keep evidence of all the work which is done well and of a high standard - it will enable you to demonstrate the context of any complaint.

Just be aware that if you ever try to raise a formal complaint the person you are complaining about will most probably deny everything and everyone else around you will say they have not seen anything, in order to stay on the right side of management and not get involved. So you will need proof. Incontrovertible proof. I work in this field and the number of times I've done investigations that have gone nowhere as the poor complainant finds no one wants to go on record supporting them, and management try and hush up what happens, is untrue.

This has to be stopped and now... it is not acceptable for senior management to accept that this is "normal" because of an all female team.
If you feel that you now want to start keeping records of how this behaviour is afffecting you then there is something seriously worng and every boss has a boss and you can complain to the top if you feel that strongly about it.
I have a member of my family with a disability whom has had more operations than i care to count since birth whom is currently off work and unlikely to ever return due to a nervous breakdown. This was bought on by a bitchy team of nurses whom ridiculed the disability at every opportunity. If they could only see the damage they have done by having a laugh. I am so angry that managers think this is normal and advise you not to put up with it.