By Ben Axelson
A new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management shows that workplace bullies may have high social skills that they use to strategically abuse their co-workers while still receiving positive evaluations from their supervisors.
According to the authors of the study, this is the first attempt to measure a relationship between being a bully and job performance, and the correlation was strongly positive.
Read the entire article on: Syracuse.com
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/20/what-can-be-done-about-workplace-bullying/
By Kevin Manne
Despite resistance to bullying from both employers and employees, many workplace bullies achieve high levels of career success, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Published in the Journal of Managerial Psychology, the study found that some workplace bullies have high social skill that they use to strategically abuse their coworkers, yet still receive positive evaluations from their supervisors.
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/17/why-bullies-thrive-at-work/
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)is suing an employer for an employee’s claims that she was subjected to workplace violence concerns in violation of Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Section 11(c) of the Act, often referred to as the whistleblower or anti-retaliation provision of the Act, prohibits an employer from discriminating against employees who file complaints alleging safety or health issues at their places of employment. A couple of things makes this case unique: 1) there is no standard that regulates the issue of workplace violence and 2) the allegations contained in the complaint filed by the Secretary of Labor in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida seem strikingly similar to a complaint that would be filed after an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge rather than after a whistleblower complaint to OSHA for safety violations.
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/16/osha-tags-in-on-workplace-violence-issue-takes-it-to-the-court/
By Paul Rothman
Sifting through the reams of data available on workplace violence, it becomes clear that the issue has been on the radar of healthcare executives for more than a decade.
Back in 1998, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that “more assaults occur in the healthcare and social services industries than in any other.” And while the statistics say healthcare workers are no longer the top target for workplace violence, it is clear they remain on the front lines. “It’s prevalent and it’s escalating,” says Anthony Potter, senior director of public safety administration for Novant Health, which operates 13 hospitals in Virginia and the Carolinas.
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/16/healthcare-trained-and-ready/
By Bonnie Low-Kramen
This is a true story: An assistant accidentally dropped a file of papers on the floor at a staff meeting. Her manager exploded into a tirade of profanity and called her “stupid” in front of her horrified colleagues. The manager did not apologize then or in the days that followed. Within a month, the assistant quit the job but not before visiting her doctor for treatment for stress. In addition, she spent that month (on company time) searching for a new job.
Read the entire article on: Glassdoor.com
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/15/how-to-take-a-stand-against-workplace-bullying/
Violence can happen anywhere at anytime. The work environment can cause stressors that may lead an individual to commit a violent act in the workplace.
In this webinar you will learn to identify causes, risks, legal implications, and costs associated with workplace violence as well as potential ways to defuse the situation.
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/15/may-16th-webinar-protecting-your-most-valuable-asset-workplace-violence-prevention/
By Ann Belser
Not only are a third of Pittsburgh-area workers aware of colleagues who are dealing with domestic violence at home, a lot of them are covering for those colleagues at work.
A survey sponsored by Standing Firm, an Oakland-based nonprofit that trains companies, managers and employees to recognize the signs of intimate partner violence, found that just over a quarter of respondents knew someone who was being abused at home, and just over 5 percent knew someone who was abusing a domestic partner.
Permanent link to this article: http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2013/05/14/pa-co-workers-say-they-see-domestic-violence/
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