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Workplace Bullying

More than half of the working American population has suffered or witnessed workplace bullying, including verbal abuse, harassment, job sabotage, abuse of authority or destruction of workplace relationships. Employer interventions can eliminate this form of organizational violence.

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Recent Items for Workplace Bullying
  • May 2, 2013
    News

    Five Mistakes Leaders Unknowingly Make That Scare Employees

    Most leaders know that command and control is dead and that fear doesn’t motivate employees. Quite the opposite is true. Only the worst “bully bosses” make it a practice to scream at an employee, or call him abusive names or threaten to fire him for minor mistakes. Yet according to Christine Comaford, even good leaders unintentionally strike fear in the hearts of their work force....More
  • Apr. 9, 2013
    Article
    EHS Today

    5 Ways Employers Can Promote a Bully-Free Culture at Work

    Don’t tolerate bullying, period. If your workplace has a problem with bullying, set a zero-tolerance policy and stick to it. Follow through by terminating employees who bully others and refuse to stop....More
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    Apr. 9, 2013
    Article
    EHS Today

    If You're Being Bullied

    Document everything in writing and save copies of your complaints and reports in your personal files and on your personal, non-work-related computer. “The thing that saved me is I documented everything,” Portelos says. “Someone sneezed, I documented it.”...More
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    Apr. 9, 2013
    Commentary
    EHS Today

    Beyond the Playground: When Bullying Elbows Its Way Into the Workplace

    A few years ago, Maria had never even heard the term "workplace bullying." But by the time she shared with EHS Today the path her professional life has taken in recent years, she used words like "traumatized," "powerless," "hostility," "retaliation," "mafia" and "war zone."...More
  • Mar. 29, 2013
    News

    Workplace Bullying: How to Deal with Intimidation or Harassment at Work

    Workplace bullying has become a hot-button topic over the past few years, with statistics suggesting that up to 35 percent of the work force have fallen victim to this alarming trend. Some suggest that bullying victims simply are people who “can’t take the pressure” at work. Not so, says Jeff Shane, vice president of Allison & Taylor Reference Checking....More
  • Feb. 6, 2013
    News

    Targets of Bully Bosses Aren’t the Only Victims

    Abusive bosses who target employees with ridicule, public criticism and the silent treatment not only have a detrimental effect on the employees they bully, but they negatively impact the work environment....More
  • Jan. 28, 2013
    News

    Defining Employer Retaliation in Whistleblower Cases

    An employee who complains of discrimination at work is protected from retaliation from his or her employer. But if that employer reveals the worker’s name and actions in a widely distributed email, does that count as retaliation? Indiana University researchers consider this issue through new research....More
  • workplace bullying
    Nov. 27, 2012
    News

    5 Strategies to Combat Workplace Bullying 1

    Follow these five strategies, ranging from building employee self-esteem to adopting a zero-tolerance policy and more, to help put an end to workplace bullying....More
  • Oct. 9, 2012
    News

    Workplace Bullying Is a Chronic Corporate Disease

    Stories of workplace bullying are commonplace throughout the United States – with thousands of employees miserable at work as a result – says Rakesh Malhotra, who believes that bullying is a character trait that tends to be condoned in this country....More
  • Jun. 25, 2012
    Article

    When Words Fail : Workplace Violence and Communication

    Is your facility at risk for an outburst of workplace violence? The only way to know is to talk to employees...More
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Mr. President: Help Worker Safety by Updating Obsolete OSHA Regulations 1

Should OSHA spend time editing out references to obsolete equipment (that companies don't have to worry about) or should OSHA get out a rule like Silica that causes a lot of lung disease? I trust the business community to know when to skip obsolete sections of a rule. Jim should, too.

By Edwardx on Jan. 9, 2013
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