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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strengthening communication between management and employees. So why not put the low cost‚ (if not free) remedy of humor in place? Laughter is contagious. It can make the workplace more pleasurable by easing tension‚ reduce risk of employee burnout‚ improve productivity and creativity. The key to the success of implementing humor in the workplace is to make sure that no one oversteps boundaries or cause injury to anyone. It is crucial that no one is offended by joking; steer clear of religious‚ political
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particularly insidious form of counter productive workplace behaviour that results in significant costs to both organizations and targets (Patricia et al.‚ 2007). Also work place bullying is a destructive or unintentional‚ general or specific‚ verbal or non verbal. It is harmful because it demoralizes people. Its impact leaves employees (who experienced of being bullied) feeling hurt‚ humiliated‚ belittled or shamed and atmosphere which the workplace damage and in need of rebuilding. Definition
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Lockwood‚ N.R. (2005). Workplace Diversity: Leveraging the Power of Difference for Competitive Advantage. HRMagazine‚ 50(6)‚1. Retrived from EBSCO host This article is an example of how broad diversity within companies has become in current years. The broad definition of diversity includes an employee’s personality and work style to the visible dimensions‚ to secondary dimensions‚ to work diversities (Lockwood‚ 2005). The concept of workplace diversity is changing from compliance to inclusion
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Discrimination in the Workplace According to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ Discrimination charges were up slightly from last year from 99‚922 to 99‚947. In terms of the volume of charges by protected class‚ the highest percentages were: • Retaliation – 37.4% • Race – 35.4% • Sex/Gender – 28.4% • ADA/Disability – 25.8% Nine out of ten times when you go into a business meeting‚ the person you are encountering for the first time has already formed an impression of you based on
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The sexism in the workplace is an issue that is still relevant to this day and can be seen in everyday in some workplace environments. Most of the time‚ women are the victim of sexism in the workplace because they are the minority. Even though Silence of the Lambs came in 1988 and sexism was still very prominent in the workplace then‚ but today women who work in male dominated areas experience some type of sexism. In this
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The Distribution and Use of Power in an Organization Case Study: Bullying in the Workplace Rodger T. Bramwell 1439066 ADED 4F34 Submitted in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for Foundations of Adult Education Bachelor of Education/Certificate in Adult Education Program Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach Faculty of Education‚ Brock University St. Catharines‚ Ontario Patsy Marshall B.A.Sc‚ M.Sc ThursdayFebruary 7‚ 2012 In an organization‚ the use of power comes
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Motivation in the Workplace Motivation in the Workplace Motivation is the desire to do something. It plays a huge role in any workplace. You want your employees happy and wanting to come to work. People who work for the love of their job are showing intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation refers to performing an activity for the inherent enjoyment or satisfaction derived from the activity. (Levin‚ et al.‚ 2012). A worker motivated by extrinsic factors may be there just for the money and
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Obesity in the Workplace: Human Resource Goals Carol Cook HRA-330 June 18‚ 2012 Obesity in the Workplace: Human Resource Goals You can lose 12 inches in less than thirty days! A person can’t help but notice all the Nutri-System and Weight Watcher commercials on television‚ or the late night infomercials for that DVD that help a person look like a bodybuilder by exercising in the comfort of their own home. Obesity has become a hot topic in today’s society
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Racial Inequality at workplace Job-level segregation‚ Although less common now than in the past‚ discriminatory behaviors in the workplace is increasing‚ African Americans still face unique problems in dealing with oppressive attitudes‚ policies‚ and culturally insensitive practices. The workplace increasingly is more diverse than ever before. For decades African Americans‚ were excluded from participating in most of the desirable jobs and institutions. Some of the major problems African Americans
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