from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Although violent acts perpetrated against employees at work are a major cause of workplace mortality, research reveals a relative absence of collective bargaining provisions dealing with workplace violence. Violent acts perpetrated against employees at work are a major cause of workplace mortality. In 1997, 856 …
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Oct 30 2007
Agrium Harassment and Workplace Violence Policy
from Agrium Harassment and Workplace Violence Policy Agrium strives to provide a healthy and open work environment free from harassment and workplace violence. It is the intent of this policy to prohibit any conduct, whether intentional or unintentional, that results in the harassment or constitutes a threat to the health or safety of any individual …
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Oct 29 2007
Strife at Home Affects the Office, Too
By KELLEY HOLLAND, The New York Times When an associate at the law firm Greenberg Traurig first told Cesar Alvarez, the chief executive, that domestic violence was a workplace issue that the firm needed to address, he was skeptical. “I just didn’t see it,” he recalled. “You weigh how important things are by the number …
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Oct 26 2007
A pilot study of workplace violence towards paramedics
by Malcolm Boyle, Stella Koritsas, Jan Coles & Janet Stanley Emerg. Med. J. 2007;24;760-763 Background: International studies have shown that some 60% of paramedics have experienced physical violence in the workplace, and between 21–78% have experienced verbal abuse. To date, there is no Australian literature describing Australian paramedics’ experience of workplace violence. Objective: To identify …
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