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14 Persp. L. Pub. Admin. 372 (2025)
Moral Harassment - Legal Regulation, Theoretical and Practical Aspects

handle is hein.journals/perbularna14 and id is 373 raw text is: Moral Harassment - Legal Regulation, Theoretical and Practical Aspects Associate professor Andreea Elena MATICI Abstract In the present paper, we aim to analyze the methods of reducing or even eliminating moral harassment, an objective that has become a true purpose in the contemporary society. In the first part, we will refer to the meaning of the concept of moral harassment, which covers a wide range of offensive, unpleasant and harmful behaviors both at work and in private life. In the second part of the paper, we will present the current legislation in Romania regarding mobbing and the methods of combating all forms of moral harassment. This type of behavior has produced serious situations in the workplace, whether it is public institutions or private organizations, and has generated serious violations offundamental human rights, violations that lead to the moral, psychological and even physical damage of the victims. We will argue that clear rules are needed, which are to be strictly applied in order to stop these abusive behaviors and misconducts, and the professional environment, the workplace, becomes a safe place: a place where job duties are properly performed, the right to career development, the dignity of the human being, the right to physical and mental integrity and the right to private life are respected for each person. Keywords: moral harassment, mobbing, ethics, methodology, guide, regulation, fundamental human rights. JEL Classification: K14, K38 DOI: 10.62768/PLPA/2025/14/2/10 Matic, Andreea Elena, ..Moral Harassment- Legal Regulation, Received: 09 March 2025 Theoretical and Practical Aspects, Perspectives of Law and Revised: 15 May 2025 Public Administration 14, no. 2 (June 2025): 372-381. Accepted: 07 June 2025 1. Introduction Regardless ofthe form ittakes, harassment is a behaviorthat disrupts and harms the physical and/or psychological integrity and dignity of the victim. Harassing behaviors are generally understood as actions intended to disturb or upset the person they are directed at. They also tend to be repetitive, making it difficult for the victim to predict an end to harassment. Legally, harassment is considered intentional behavior that threatens or persistently disturbs the victim. Sexual harassment refers to unwanted and persistent sexual advances, usually in the workplace, where rejecting such advances can potentially have very disadvantageous consequences for the victim's career or professional life. 1 Andreea Elena Matic - Director of the Administrative Sciences and Regional Studies Department, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania, ORCID: 0000- 0001-8093-0539, Andreea.Matic@ugal.ro.