Monthly Archive: March 2008

Mar
31
2008

Work Bullies – Bad for the Victim and the Bottom Line: Workplace Bullying Can Leave Companies Struggling With Absenteeism and Turnover

from Allison Van Dusen, Forbes.com & ABC News Chances are if you work with others, you’ll be bullied at some point in your career. In the U.S., where the practice is being studied, an estimated 37 percent of workers, or about 54 million people, have been bullied at the office, or repeatedly mistreated in a …

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Mar
31
2008

First International Multidisciplinary Conference On Workplace Violence In The Health Sector: Deadline extended till April 22nd

from Oud Consultancy We cordially do invite you to submit an abstract electronically by 22 April 2008 according the instructions on the website by clicking here. All submissions will be acknowledged on receipt. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within a week, please contact us, and we will verify if we have received your …

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Mar
31
2008

Prince post was ‘toxic environment’: Mitchell

from Marguerite La Haye, The Sault Star Workplace bullying leaves an employee physically and emotionally drained and should be nipped in the bud. That message came from Ann Mitchell, Prince Township’s administrator, who resigned earlier this month to move on to a “good career opportunity” in another municipality. Mitchell said in interview that she had …

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Mar
30
2008

On guard against mass shooting

from Richard Brooks, The Press-Enterprise Fatal school shootings have occurred six times in California since 1976, when Edward Allaway killed seven fellow university employees and wounded two others in the Cal State Fullerton library. Since then, nationwide bloodbaths have erupted from Columbine to Virginia Tech. Now, the Fontana Police Department is joining other law enforcement …

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Mar
29
2008

It’s getting rougher dealing with the public

John Lorinc, The Globe and Mail The scene could scarcely have been more benign. During Wednesday’s lunch hour, a trickle of people ambled up to the cashiers’ counter inside the East York Civic Centre to pay tax and water bills. A woman exchanged pleasantries with a clerk, then dashed off. An older man fumbled with …

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