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 …
Monthly Archive: November 2008
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Nov
28
2008
Charges Against CAMH Sends Strong Signal to Other Health Care Facilities
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 …
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Nov
27
2008
Workplace Violence: Myths and Mitigation
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 …
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Nov
27
2008
Domestic violence ‘a tough subject’ – Those in the workplace urged to heed signs of trouble and do something about it
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 …
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Nov
27
2008
Dealing With New Guns-at-Work Laws
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 …
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