By Heather Stanek, fdlreporter.com Bev Kindschuh knows what it’s like to cry after work and dread the following day. The Fond du Lac area woman is one of the estimated 54 million people nationwide who, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute, has experienced workplace bullying. Bullying has gained attention in recent years as employers realize …
Monthly Archive: January 2008
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Jan
30
2008
Don’t accept physical ‘playing around’ in workplace
from The Dallas Morning News Question: I work for a boss who is both verbally and physically abusive. Although he hasn’t touched me, I have seen him snap other female employees with rubber bands, leaving a bruise. He likes to punch the male employees and hit them in the head. He says he’s just “playing …
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Jan
29
2008
Correctional officers ordered back to work
from Canadian Occupational Health & Safety News Some 30 guards at a provincial jail in Toronto recently staged a walkout aimed at drawing attention to years of occupational health and safety complaints. Guards at the Toronto Jail, commonly known as the Don Jail, refused work on January 16, citing workplace safety stipulations under Ontario’s Occupational …
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Jan
28
2008
Nova Scotia to reduce workplace violence
from Nova Scotia Business Journal Nova Scotia is strengthening its commitment to reduce workplace violence, with support from the federal, provincial and territorial governments. At a meeting of Canadian labour ministers in Quebec on Thursday, Mark Parent, minister of Environment and Labour, moved that all jurisdictions adopt a joint stance against workplace violence. “We had …
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