Tag Archive: Economy and workplace bullying

Nov
04
2010

Bullying costs employers good workers

By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com After a workplace bullying experience that left him physically sick, Brad Grinde quit his job as a South Florida executive and became a teacher. Grinde, 53, says he spent three years being told by a boss that he was “stupid” and “didn’t know how to manage people.” “Why …

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Apr
01
2010

Defend Yourself Against Workplace Bullying

By Asa Aarons, NY1.com Filmmaker Beverly Peterson says her experience with a bullying boss led her to document and define the situation. She says there’s a big difference between a tough boss and a bully. “It’s that rogue boss. You know, it’s a lot more egregious than just someone who is a bad manager,” Peterson …

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Jan
19
2010

UK: Legal Q&A – Bullying in the workplace

By Nick Thomas, PersonnelToday.com There has been substantial recent press coverage regarding the issue of workplace bullying – much of it sparked by a Unison survey suggesting that bullying at work has doubled in the past 10 years, with one in three staff claiming they’ve been bullied in the past six months. While this statistic …

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Jan
05
2010

Bullying in the workplace on the rise

By Afua Hirsch, guardian.co.uk The recession has seen a big increase in bullying at work, the Guardian has learned. One in 10 employees experience workplace bullying and harassment, according to the conciliation service Acas, while a survey by the union Unison reports that more than one-third of workers said they were bullied in the past …

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Dec
15
2009

Guard yourself against harassment

By Tali Arbel, Post-Bulletin The recession is creating a “blank check” for office bullies, said one employee advocate. The downturn’s layoffs might make a bad situation worse for victims, said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group. Namie is the author of the “The Bully at Work.” It was originally published …

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