Einarsen‚ H. Hoel‚ D. Zapf‚ & C. Cooper (Eds.) Workplace Bullying: Development in Theory‚ Research and Practice (2nd edition). London: Taylor & Francis 2009‚ in press Challenging Workplace Bullying in the USA: A Communication and Activist Perspective Introduction The goals of the multi-faceted 12-yearold campaign have been to raise awareness‚ and to reverse acceptance‚ of workplace bullying in the United States. In this chapter‚ we discuss the Workplace Bullying Institute’s (WBI‚ workplacebullying
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The workplace as learning environment: Introduction Christian Harteis and Stephen Billett University of Regensburg‚ Germany‚ and Griffith University Brisbane‚ Australia 1. From places of experience to learning environments In the last two decades‚ and driven by economic and social imperatives‚ there has been much research into learning in workplaces. The first wave of research was mainly concerned to understand the problem of the lack of transfer from what was learnt in schools to settings
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WHAT IS SEXISM IN THE WORKPLACE “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear‚ but the triumph over it.” Nelson Mandela. Women make approximately seventy-seven cents for every one dollar that men make. Women are encouraged to embark on certain gender-specific career paths such as Nursing‚ Education‚ and childcare. Women account for about one fourth of are Congressional seats. Women only make up about fifteen percent of our Congress. Sexism begins really young from people telling young girls
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Specific Purpose: To inform my audience that sexual harassment can occur in many ways in the workplace‚ and can be handled in a variety of ways. Introduction I. Have you experienced or observed verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature in the workplace? Was this conduct offensive to persons who witnessed it? Did this conduct make the victim’s job unpleasant? If the answer to these questions is yes‚ you have most likely experienced a form of sexual harassment
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Every four out of five workplaces in the United States since 2006 now require you to take a pre-employment drug test . All employers should be able to give their employees a drug test randomly. But‚ the question is should employers be allowed to do random drug testing and that’s a big yes from eighty-four percent of all employers. There are many reasons why the employer should drug test at the workplace like to make the workplace a safer environment‚ also to maintain productivity and attendance
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important that we understand the growing issue of illicit drug use in the workplace. 70% of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed. Marijuana is the most commonly used and abused illegal drug by employees‚ followed by cocaine‚ with prescription drug use steadily increasing (“Drugs” 1). The federal government does not require most private companies or individuals to have a drug-free workplace policy exceptions include federal contractors and grantees as well as safety-sensitive
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2. Legal Issues in the Workplace Describe ONE legal issue in the workplace and explain the role of specific laws and organisations to address the issue. Anti-Discrimination There are many issues in the workplace‚ one particular issue‚ which harms the employees in the workplace‚ is anti-discrimination. Anti-discrimination is the method that is taken which challenges unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on specific characteristics of that certain individual or groups and results in groups
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with threats and intimidation. This abusive behavior affects everyone who is around the victim in the workplace. The University of Arkansas researchers showed that 20% of threats and 72% of stalking incidents occur at work‚ potentially putting other employees‚ and even customers at risk ( Klien‚ 2005) Domestic violence usually begins in the home but it can and does spill over into the workplace creating a concern for both the victim and co-workers safety along with affecting productivity‚ health
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security. OSHA defines workplace violence as a physical assault‚ threatening behavior‚ verbal abuse‚ hostility‚ or harassment directed toward employees at work or on duty. ASIS International‚ an organization for security professionals‚ found that workplace violence affects more than 2 million workers each year. In the United States‚ 20% of all violent crimes occur in the workplace. The best protection employers can offer is to establish a zero tolerance policy for workplace violence against or by
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Personality Disorders in the Workplace INTRODUCTION People with personality disorders characteristic tend to have chronic inflexible styles of perceiving themselves‚ and interacting with others varies. (Ward‚ 2004) Personality disorders are typically some of the most challenging mental disorders to treat‚ because they are part of an individual and their self-perception. Treatment according to Ward‚ (2004)‚ most often focuses on increasing coping skills‚ and interpersonal relationship skills
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