Category Archive: Workplace bullying

Feb
01
2012

Bullied workers not appeased

By Michael Smyth, The Province Last week’s columns on workplace bullying and harassment within the B.C. government struck a nerve in the premier’s office – and now many bullied workers are finding the courage to speak out. It started when I was shown a password-protected website for civil servants to discuss workplace issues, anonymously if …

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Feb
01
2012

40 per cent of Canadians are bullied at work

By Brandon Miller, YourMoney.ca There’s been an increased awareness about bullying in the last couple of years. The media has finally started to pick up on the issue, seeing it as more than schoolyard taunts. We’re talking online bullying, violence, intimidation, and overall torment. High-profile teenage suicides – most of them LGBT teenagers, who have …

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Feb
01
2012

AU: Draft Code of Conduct regarding bullying in the workplace

from Eddy Neumann Lawyers Much attention has been focused in regards to the need for a national code outlining behaviours that compromise ‘bullying’ in the workplace, as well as developing policies and procedures that addresses the problem. A Draft Code has now been released by Safe Work Australia for comment. Small businesses dealing and bullying …

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Jan
31
2012

Japan: Labor ministry releases definition of ‘power harassment’

from Japan Today The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has released its first ever definition of the term “power harassment.” The number of people seeking counseling or advice, claiming to be victims of power harassment (“pawahara” in Japanese) has been on the increase, says the ministry. In 2010, the ministry said that consultation centers …

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Jan
30
2012

Work Place Bullies: Why They Exist and How to Deal with Them

from Factoidz.com While there have been multiple articles written about bullies and bullying, few articles have really focused on one type of bully that everyone has had at least some experience with. That is the bully in your place of work. Anyone who has been a member of the work force for awhile has run …

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