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UK: Disabled people ‘bullied at work’

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, November 28th 2008 under Workplace bullying   
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By John Carvel, Guardian.co.uk Disabled people are much more likely than the able-bodied to be hit, injured, bullied and humiliated at work, groundbreaking research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission will reveal today. In the first comprehensive survey of discrimination in the workplace, the commission found 11.6% of employees with a disability or long-term [...]

Charges Against CAMH Sends Strong Signal to Other Health Care Facilities

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, November 28th 2008 under Healthcare violence   
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Press release from Ontario Public Service Employees Union The Ministry of Labour’s extraordinary decision to charge the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health for violations of the Occupational and Health and Safety Act sends a powerful signal to other health care institutions that it’s time they address issues of workplace violence, too, says the president [...]

Workplace Violence: Myths and Mitigation

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, November 27th 2008 under Workplace violence   
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By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart, Stratfor.com As the global financial crisis grinds on, it is doing more than generating foreclosures, bankruptcies and losses in the financial markets: It also means people are losing their jobs as many companies cut back on staff in an attempt to stay solvent. Last week, banking giant Citibank announced [...]

Domestic violence ‘a tough subject’ – Those in the workplace urged to heed signs of trouble and do something about it

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, November 27th 2008 under Domestic violence at work   
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By Remo Zaccagna, Herald-Tribune staff For many victims of domestic violence, the workplace can be a sanctuary from their abuser, a place where for eight hours a day they can escape the horrors of their home life. But victims are never far from the violence and it often follows them to work – sometimes in [...]

Dealing With New Guns-at-Work Laws

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, November 27th 2008 under Guns at work   
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By Donald J. Friedman and John K. Roche, Workforce Management Online Many employers assume that they have the right to prohibit their employees from bringing guns to work. In an increasing number of states, though, this assumption is wrong. In at least nine states an employer cannot bar its employees from bringing guns to work [...]

Is Minnesota prepared for legal assault on bullying bosses?

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, November 26th 2008 under Workplace bullying   
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By Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune Your sales director storms into the room and glowers at the trembling sales reps assembled there. He bellows about plummeting profits, blasts the poorest performers and reaches tsunami-level intensity when demanding greater exertions. After he exits, you and your cohorts count the hairs left on your head. Your boss has [...]

UK: What role can employers play in trying to end domestic violence?

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, November 26th 2008 under Domestic violence at work   
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from PublicService.co.uk Alan Campbell – parliamentary under secretary of state for crime reduction Domestic violence is a devastating crime that can affect people from any walk of life. Too often it is hidden away behind closed doors, but I want to ensure it is brought out into the open and its root causes addressed. In [...]

UCA Recommends Reduced Vehicle Traffic, Other Measures in Emergency Notification Review

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, November 25th 2008 under School/Campus Violence   
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from KARK 4 News Restricting motor vehicle traffic between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. is one of four recommendations being made by UCA’s Emergency Notification Committee in the wake of last month’s deadly campus shooting. Two students died in the incident that also injured a non-student. Also included in the committee report today, three other [...]

Opinion: Poor response

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, November 25th 2008 under School/Campus Violence   
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from Savannah Morning News Savannah State University must improve its emergency response plan following last Friday’s on-campus shooting. The emergency 911 call recordings involving last Friday’s shooting of a student on Savannah State University campus reveal the lack of an effective protocol to protect the institution and the surrounding community. That’s dangerous. The university and [...]

UGA video to show how to react to gunman on campus

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, November 24th 2008 under School/Campus Violence   
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from Ledger-Enquirer.com University of Georgia security officials are filming a video to train students on what to do if a gunman is loose on campus. Steve Harris, head of UGA’s Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, says the 15-minute video featuring UGA students and faculty will eventually be distributed to schools and colleges across Georgia. [...]

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