budući da fizičko i verbalno uznemiravanje, uključujući ono počinjeno na internetu, ima štetan utjecaj ne samo kratkoročno nego i dugoročno, i uzrokuje primjerice stres, tešku depresiju, a neke žrtve počine i samoubojstvo, što potvrđuje porast takvih prijavljenih slučajeva; budući da osim negativnih zdravstvenih posljedica, zlostavljanje i spolno uznemiravanje na radnom mjestu imaju negativne posljedice i na karijeru pojedinca, na organizacije i društvo, kao što su veća stopa izostajanja, smanjena produktivnost i kvaliteta usluge te gubitak ljudskog kapitala;
whereas the effects of both physical and verbal harassment, including such acts perpetrated online, are harmful not only in the short term, but also in the long term, and can include, for example, stress and severe clinical depression and even drive victims to suicide, as has been shown by the increase in reports of such cases; whereas, in addition to negative health outcomes, bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace also have negative impacts on an individual’s career, on organisations and on society, such as increased absenteeism, reduced productivity and service quality, and the loss of human capital;EuroParl2021 EuroParl2021