By Iris Tilley, Daily Journal of Commerce In response to increasing health insurance and absenteeism costs, many employers are also becoming personal trainers and health coaches as they push employees to adopt healthier lifestyles through wellness programs. However, confusion about legal boundaries can leave even the best-intentioned employer with an underutilized program that drains resources [...]

By Alexandra Gekas, WomansDay.com When I was a kid dealing with playground politics, my mom promised me that once I became an adult, I’d never have to deal with bullies again. Boy, was she wrong. As a business owner, she works for herself and has no idea how bad office politics can get. I’ve experience [...]

By Adam Cohen, Time.com There are some very important things they don’t tell you on career day. Chief among them is that there is a good chance that at some point during your working adult life you will have an abusive boss — the kind who uses his or her authority to torment subordinates. Bullying [...]

By Jude Habib, ThirdSector.co.uk I was out with a close friend last week who is the chief executive of a small charity. She is dynamic, passionate about her work and more than capable of doing her job. Exactly the sort of person the sector needs. But she was out of sorts and when I asked [...]

By Denise Balkissoon, parentcentral.ca In reaching out to stop bullying at schools, youth charity Brandon Street found they were missing an entire constituency: adults. The idea of a bully invokes a playground tough, but while canvassing malls to talk to families, Brandon Street spokesperson Amanda Pesklevy was overwhelmed by stories about bullying in the workplace.

By Stu Oldham, Otago Daily Times Figures suggest fewer Otago people were bullied or had their pay docked last year but that more had problems with the minimum wage. Recently released Department of Labour statistics show there were fewer complaints about bullying and having pay unreasonably docked than in the year before. The department’s Dunedin [...]

By Stewart Grenzowski, The Ottawa Citizen Re: Emotional bullies Having left a large not-for-profit organization due to harassment, I found the opinion article by Drs. Jennifer Newman and Darryl Grigg to be pertinent and enlightening. After spending seven fulfilling years in a volunteer staff position that I loved, the decision to leave was one of [...]

By Dr. Jennifer Newman and Dr. Darryl Grigg, The Ottawa Citizen Our recent column on the toll emotional abuse takes on staff and how people cope elicited many thoughtful responses. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions we received: How can emotional abuse happen in organizations that seem to take an [...]

By Rebecca Woolley, North Shore Times Bullying happens at workplaces across Sydney but WorkCover is stepping up the fight to help stamp it out with a nine-month campaign. It will target the retail, hospitality, manufacturing, health and education sectors and involve advisory and compliance visits. WorkCover is planning more than 50 free public workshops across [...]