The History of Harassment in the Workplace: The Responsibilities of Employers and Employees According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ the year 2010 had the highest number of discrimination charges ever. Statistics that were released in early January 2011 from the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) showed that the federal agency filed a record number of discrimination charges on behalf of United States employees. There was an overall increase of 7.1 percent over 2009. The
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OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND NURSING A major health problem in the United States is substance abuse. Substance abuse is the misuse of‚ illegal drugs‚ alcohol‚ inhalants prescription drugs‚ and other substances that change how the mind and body work. Drugs that are most commonly abused are alcohol‚ nicotine‚ marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ barbiturates‚ cocaine‚ opium alkaloids‚ and synthetic opioid. These drugs are either excessively used or not used for its intended purpose. Substance abuse transcends economic
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which affect many people especially in the workplace. From requiring bed rest to just needing to stay in a dark room until it passes‚ migraines affect a large population of the world. This can cause economic burdens‚ alter work schedules and cause loss of work output. Overall‚ it’s a burden not just on the patient with pain and frustration but also the workplace. Studies have shown how education on this neurological disorder can improve the workplace environment not just for the employee but also
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There are numerous ethical issues in the workplace. As a student that wishes to pursue a career in Human Resource Management‚ one ethical topic that appeals to me personally is that of harassment in the workplace. Harassment is often defined as “any unwelcome or unwanted conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or an aversion towards another person” (Workplace Harassment). An unwelcome behavior is defined as anything that “the employee did not solicit‚ instigate or provoke‚ and the employee
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UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 5-1-2002 Workplace violence: A case study Robert F. White University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Repository Citation White‚ Robert F.‚ "Workplace violence: A case study" (2002). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 522. http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/522 This Capstone is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Scholarship@UNLV. It has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Theses/
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Institutional Abuse (Elder Abuse) Definition Mistreatment of someone living in a facility for older people. This includes nursing homes‚ foster homes‚ group homes or board care facilities where the staff‚ are paid to provide care. Physical signs and symptoms Broken bones‚ sprains‚ dislocations Broken eyeglasses Open wounds‚ cuts‚ punctures‚ untreated injuries in various stages of healing. Sudden changes in behaviour A care giver who refuses to let visitors see elder person alone. Reports from
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an organization of workers who act together to secure benefits and rights in the workplace. As a worker‚ you have a right under federal law to form a union‚ select representatives of your choice and bargain cooperatively with your employer. This helps balance the power that employers have over individual employees. A union allows workers to say what changes are needed in the workplace condition and solving workplace problems. With a union contract and grievance procedure to back them up‚ workers
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Understanding Conflict Management in the Workplace Identify causes of conflict at work “Interpersonal conflict occurs between two or more persons when attitudes‚ motives‚ values‚ expectations or activities are incompatible and if those people perceive themselves to be in disagreement.” – Hunt 1982 It is safe to assume that in every workplace you are always going to get some kind of conflict from within. Conflict in the workplace can be caused by issues from groups‚ individuals or the organisation
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conditions‚ and quality of life for workers. Union-negotiated wages and benefits are generally superior to what non-union workers receive (http://www.iuoe.org). Unions over the past 100 years have been shrinking and on a decline in terms of member and power. Unions are still very important in industries like auto‚ trades‚ education and politics. Today‚ only about one out of every eight American workers belongs to a union. And if you don’t count government employees
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December 2013 A Negative Impact on Individuals in a Workplace The purpose of leadership in a workplace is to recognized ineffective as well as effective leadership. It means understanding the vibrant relation between the leaders and the followers. Jennifer Carter-Roberts was my first boss and she was consistently unaware of how she performed and did not seem to care much about how her actions negatively impact other employees in the workplace. She was bad-mannered‚ condescending‚ demanding manager
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