MOBBING AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE Barbara Byrd‚ Ph.D.* Deborah Mailander‚ J.D.** Helen Moss *** Introduction Over the past 15 years in the U.S. and Canada‚ the phenomena of workplace bullying and mobbing (bullying by a group rather than an individual) have been widely discussed and debated. There is a growing consensus among lay people and scholars on the definition of workplace bullying‚ its causes‚ and its effects on individuals as well as on the workplace itself. At the same time
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Blu Silberhorn Issue Paper Case Studies in Ethics and Law November‚ 08 2009 Is stealing becoming more acceptable in the workplace? Generally‚ when people think of stealing or theft they are referring to the act of physically taking property from someone else. In reality there are many different ways that an employee can steal from an organization‚ and I have seen three different ways in my short career. The basic definition of theft is the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal
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Workplace stress The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines workplace stress as “the process that arises where work demands of various types and combinations exceed the person’s capacity and capability to cope.” This can lead to sickness‚ absences and high levels of staff turnover within a business: results which are positive for neither the staff nor the company. However‚ despite claiming that stress at work is widespread throughout the UK‚ the HSE (2010) also offers strategies designed to
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cases due to musculoskeletal disorders. It is not surprising‚ therefore‚ that as workers employed for heavy physical labor get significantly older‚ their productivity declines. Although some studies now show that improved ergonomic designs in the workplace can ease problems accompanying decreased muscular strength‚ the most that can be offered at this time are proactive health and strength measures to delay the onset of decreased productivity. Another common age-related loss is sensory deterioration
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These include: Chemical Hazards‚ Physical Hazards‚ Biological Hazards‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Work-related Stress (Bogardus‚ pp. 109-113‚ 2004). Organizations can protect employees most efficiently by addressing them with all five of the primary workplace management functions: plan and align the workforce‚ hire workers‚ deploy the workforce‚ reinforce performance‚ and develop the workforce (State of Washington‚ 2006). Chemical hazards are the most likely to require an unforeseen reassignment of
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Drunkenness in the Workplace In an establishment that is very well know by the community‚ four ladies share an office area in a back corner of an older factory style building. They are not usually bothered by the other employees in the building‚ which is around two hundred on a normal work day. Friday’s are typically quiet and there are not many employees to be seen. The office managers work a set schedule that allows them to be away from the office every other Friday. Everyone in the department
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rahimhamid@utm.my‚wanzul@fka.utm.my and bachans@utm.my Abstract. Statistic has shown that the number of fatality and permanent disablement cases due to accident at the Malaysia construction sites is one of the highest as compared to the other sector. Even though the number of industrial accidents decreasing but the benefits paid to the accidents victims are ever increasing. Hence‚ there is an urgent need to mitigate this problem. There are three basic steps that should be taken namely identifying
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It was a wet afternoon. Tom and Sam had arranged to meet up for a basketball game at the nearby basketball court. When they reached the basketball court‚ they were dismayed to find that the basketball court was still wet from the early morning downpour. Initially‚ Sam advised Tom not to play on the wet ground as it was slippery. Tom exclaimed‚ “Don’t worry! Nothing will happen.” Sam then agreed reluctantly. They were playing merrily and were clearly in high spirits. At a time when Sam was about
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My Tragic Story There I was riding the longest wheelie possible last year. In front of my house with my Mom and Dad watching me I was feeling like a pro‚ And then it happened. I was riding the longest wheelie I ever attempted in my 3 year of biking. I rode it from my garage down my driveway then turned out in to the street to the stop sign it was like 2 football fields in length. And all the sudden I lost my balance‚ the front end of the bike came up way to far and I went to step off and I
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Introduction The Brent Spar was a storage buoy‚ commissioned on 1976 for oil storage and subsequent transfer to tankers. It was located in British territorial waters. This buoy belonged to Shell U.K. and Exxon; Shell was in charge of the operations. By 1989‚ Shell U.K. and Exxon finally had an operational pipe line so the Brent Spar was no longer useful. Both decided to decommission the Brent Spar on 1992 and Shell U.K. was going to be in charge‚ being the one who handled operations. Shell U
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