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AU: The real cost of workplace bullying

Ross Arrowsmith — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:39 +0000

By Andrew Douglas, Smart Company In the last three weeks I have read headlines both overseas and in Australia about the sad death of teenage children as a result of cyber bullying. When I was in the US, page 21 of the New York Times on January 4, 2012 was dedicated to the death of …

UK: Bullying at work – How to maintain a positive climate in a company

Helen Jensen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:59 +0000

By Terry Irwin, HRzone Bullying at work is undesirable not only on ethical grounds, but also on the grounds of its unacceptable costs to the company. Employers should understand that, when bullying is prevalent in the culture of the organisation, the level of competiveness suffers. Indeed, when a bullied employee departs an organisation, they leave …

Incivility on the rise in the workplace

Ross Arrowsmith — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:12 +0000

By Jennifer Newman, The Calgary Herald Workplace rudeness is rising. It’s a subtle increase in poor manners at work – not exchanging greetings such as hello or goodbye, and failing to use please and thank you. It’s refusing to hold the elevator door for stragglers, or ignoring colleagues and interrupting them at meetings. Workplace incivility, …

Bullied workers not appeased

Helen Jensen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:15 +0000

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 …

40 per cent of Canadians are bullied at work

Ross Arrowsmith — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:59:27 +0000

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 …

AU: Draft Code of Conduct regarding bullying in the workplace

Ross Arrowsmith — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:27:35 +0000

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 …

Japan: Labor ministry releases definition of ‘power harassment’

Ross Arrowsmith — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:05 +0000

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 …

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

Ross Arrowsmith — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:01:35 +0000

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 …

Dealing with Workplace Bullying & Creating a Positive Workplace Culture

Ross Arrowsmith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:57:46 +0000

from Veritas Consulting Since leaving employment to run my own business, I have discovered the real benefits of being my own boss. When in employment, I was confronted by three workplace bullies, in three separate organizations and job roles, all of which were my managers. At the time, it was very distressing; it shattered my …

Workplace Snitching: If You See Something, Should You Say Something?

Ross Arrowsmith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:14:10 +0000

By Meghan Casserly, Forbes One in five employees report they’ve been the victim of abusive retaliation for reporting bad behavior on the job. Will it make you think twice before snitching? When Corina Allen was dismissed from her job by Radio One, which owns two local stations in Texas, in 2007, she knew she had …