from Barbara Rose, chicagotribune.com Bruce Beckman jumped into a full life after taking a buyout in 2001 from his employer of 31 years. He worked for a start-up before launching a consulting business. He founded a national retiree advocacy group, became a certified volleyball referee and won election to the village board in the Chicago-area [...]

Tina VanderWal, The Olympian Without a law against workplace bullying, what can employees do to protect themselves from potential abuse in the workplace? I wish I could say that all you have to do is stand up to the bully and they will back down and everything will return to workplace paradise. Unfortunately, it is [...]

from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners – Organizational Recovery After An Incident ——————————————————————————– Introduction Despite the best-laid plans of any Federal agency, violence in the workplace can and does happen. Just as agencies develop policies and procedures designed to head off these occurrences, agencies must [...]

from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners – Workplace Security ——————————————————————————– Introduction Law enforcement and security officers should be involved in all stages of the planning process in an effective workplace violence prevention program. They can play an active role in prevention, intervention, and response to [...]

from Civil Service Employees Association “This rule will have a profound impact on the working lives of thousands of public employees and it will save lives,” CSEA President Danny Donohue told state Department of Labor officials today about a proposed DOL rule that would require public employers to put in place workplace violence prevention programs [...]

By Philip Lye, 4hoteliers.com This simple checklist should be used as a guide to assess your human resource management and employee relations risks- It is intended to assist you to identify your ‘risk profile’ and ‘potential exposures’ and with identification to take appropriate action to minimise these potential risks and exposures. Please answer the following [...]