Deviance workplace

The most common explanation of workplace deviance is ignorance or a lack of awareness of the law (Brittan, 1984 Clay, 1984 Dawson et al., 1988 Genn, 1993). Sigler and Murphy (1988 139) claim that ignorance is widespread. A related explanation of non-compliance is a lack of awareness of the risks associated with non-compliance (Sigler and Murphy, 1988 80 ch. 8 this volume). 

A variant of the cost-benefit theme is that the discomfort of safety clothing or impracticality of rules explains workplace deviance. For instance 59 per cent of the workforce believed that safety equipment and occupational health and safety regulations made a difference to the way they worked, with 31 per cent regarding them as a hindrance ... 

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