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Workplace Violence and the ‘Bad Apple’ Myth

Helen Jensen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:56:05 +0000

By Laura Walter, EHSToday “Many people look at workplace killers and mass murderers and say oh, they just suddenly snap and go berserk,” James Alan Fox, Ph.D., Lipman Professor of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, said in the documentary. “That’s myth.” “Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal” is framed around the notorious U.S. Postal …

Workplace Violence: What You Need to Know

Ross Arrowsmith — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:32:52 +0000

By Sara Witt, PersonalInjuryAttorney.org The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) consistently studies the rate of workplace violence in the United States. According to data collected between 2005 and 2009 by the BJS, certain industries, sexes, races, etc. are more prone to fatal and non-fatal workplace violence than others. See below to understand those differences …

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, …

Make My Day business law that would protect use of deadly force in workplace advances in Colorado

Ross Arrowsmith — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:52:48 +0000

from The Washington Post Colorado takes pride in its Western entrepreneurial spirit — and that extends to the belief of some lawmakers that business owners should be able to use deadly force against anyone who tries to take what’s theirs. It’s an idea that conjures Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry, and its supporters have taken liberties …

Assault on doctors, nurses would draw stiffer penalty under bill

Helen Jensen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:07 +0000

By Brent Martin, Nebraska Radio Network A bill increasing the penalties against those who assault doctors and nurses has advanced in the Unicameral. Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop sponsors LB 677 that would crack down on those who attack a health care provider. Lathrop told colleagues Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates health care workers are …

Bill 168 Changes the Assessment of Workplace Violence

Ross Arrowsmith — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:39 +0000

By Nadya Tymochenko, Miller Thomson LLP In a recent arbitration decision upholding a termination, an arbitrator held that Bill 168, which amended the Occupational Health and Safety Act, revises the assessment of workplace violence. The grievor was terminated for a threat made to her union representative during a return to work meeting following her attendance …

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 …