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Bully
Stats
An estimated 20 million Americans face workplace abuse
daily.
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1 million workers are absent daily, totaling $300
billion a year in absenteeism, health costs, etc.
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A survey of 9,000 US government employees found that 42% of
female and 15% of male employees reported
being harassed within a two-year period, representing a cost of more
than $180 million in lost time and productivity.
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Workplace Law & Policy
News ...
» Dealing
with an Abusive Boss: 5 Tips
"It's no secret that there are abusive
bosses out there -- you know the type," says Gerri Willis, a
columnist for CNN/Money. Here are five tips on how to deal with them.
You might also want to check out this related post.
» Bully Must Be Dealt with by Management, says this article in the February 4, 2007 issue of the Mississippi Sun Herald.
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Bullish On Bullies
On making the depressingly short leap from schoolyard bully to workforce bully, February 1, 2007.
» Tough
Love for 'Bully Broads'
The Bully Broads program was designed to
show aggressive female executives -- who had for the most part achieved
success because they were so demanding and perfectionist -- how to get
what they wanted without intimidating others. But, says one female
executive, "I realized that women perceived to be too hard on
others were seen as bullies, while men were perceived as real
go-getters." What do you think?
EAP
Confidentiality Takes Another Hit
Dr. Sheila Horn was fired after refusing to reveal to her employer, The
New York Times, certain information about employee-patients that she
believed was confidential. She sued for wrongful termination, but while
a New York lower appellate court held in her favor, but the New York
Court of Appeals reversed that decision, based on the right of an
at-will employer to terminate its employee.
» California
Chamber of Commerce claims victory over defeat of AB
1582."Healthy Workplace" bill calling the defeat a
"major victory" for California employers.
» The
Workplace Psychological Harassment Prevention Act (pdf) Canadian
lawmakers are considering a federal anti-bullying measure.
» Oregon
State Senate Bill 496, introduced last session, would have
provided legal redress for employees who have been harmed
psychologically, physically or economically by being deliberately
subjected to abusive work environments. Like the California measure, it
appears dead in the water -- at least for now.
Articles
- "Standing Up to the Bully Boss," CareerOne
- "Doctor
must pay in bullying case," The Indianapolis Star
- "Bullies
take toll on morale, productivity," The Ann Arbor News
- "Bullying
is commonplace in workplace," USA Today
- "Pacifica
author discusses ways to overcome 'the man', " The San Mateo
County Times
- "Bullying
bosses do it because they can," The Toronto Star
- "Fear
in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss," The New York Times
- "Researchers
warn bully bosses threaten productivity and office safety," Body+Health
- "If
Your Boss Is a Bad Manager …," techies.com
- "Dealing
With A Bad Boss," AskMen.com
- "Jerks
make work tougher, but they are here to stay," Salt
Lake Tribune/The Wall Street Journal
- "My
Boss, The Bitch," The Age
- "Workplace
Bullying," The Brock Press
- "Jury
Finds Wal-Mart Owes Unpaid Overtime," Seattle
Post-Intelligencer "Royal
Mail cracks down on bullies," BBC News
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