Tag Archive: Abuse

Apr 24 2012

Time to face up to workplace bullying in schools

By Esme Kettle It was 3.45 on a Friday afternoon. The tears came almost as soon as the bell sounded and quickly became those choking sobs that prevent words from coming out, let alone making sense. She sat at one of the desks where the PSHE lesson on bullying had just taken place and allowed …

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Apr 19 2012

Workplace Bullying: It Happens More Often Than You Think

By Donna Fuscaldo Bullying doesn’t end on the playground. Workplace bullying is more common than you may think. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, 35% of all adults in the U.S. experienced bullying at work in 2010. While bullies in elementary school and high school prey on perceived weaknesses, it’s often the star performers that …

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Apr 12 2012

9 Signs There’s an Office Bully in Your Midst

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reports that 47 million American workers (around 46%) say they’ve personally contended with workplace bullying within the previous year; 15 million (13%) suffered from it at least once weekly. Insulting, harassing, and abusive peers often come stereotypically slapped as denizens of the junior high and high school hallways, …

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Apr 09 2012

Bullies in the office?

By Leonor Vivanco Kids can be cruel, but so can adults. Bullying – certainly the buzzword of the moment—happens not only to students at school but to adults at work. In fact, bullying in all its forms has become a flashpoint in the national conversation. There are now human resource managers conducting seminars on the …

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