Workplace Bullying and Sexual Harassment augment Turnover Intentions in Banking sector; A mediating role of Emotional Exhaustion

The primary goal of the study is to observationally demonstrate the existence of a direct relationship between workplace bullying and sexual harassment with turnover intentions, which will then be assisted by examining the role of Emotional Exhaustion as a mediator. The research carried out in a quantitative manner. Data is gathered through a questionnaire from the Banking Sector of Multan Region, Pakistan. Because of the large group of people in the target population, this study employed convenient random sampling with employees from Banking sector. Cronbach's Alpha and Discriminant Validity were used to evaluate the questionnaire's reliability. Smart PLS was used to conduct descriptive and inferential statistical analysis on quantitative data. As per report's results, the proportion of workplace bullying and sexual harassment appear to have a prominent impact on Turnover Intentions. Many firms are seeking to reset their Workplace Bullying and Sexual Harassment policies in order to protect workers from retaliation. The presented study will benefit managers, employees, and customers in the Banking Sector which will be incredibly valuable and instructional for decision-makers. Bullying practices are disheartened before they get incorporated in day-to-day employee interactions at work through the implementation of effective actions.