Tag Archive: Harassment

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
27
2012

Dealing with Workplace Bullying & Creating a Positive Workplace Culture

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 …

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Jan
27
2012

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

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 …

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