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Workplace bullying still rife says new research
...have been bullied at work or seen someone else undergoing it, according to new research. This is despite formal policies and government-backed schemes to tackle the problem. The study from online recruitment agency, Hirescores.com, found that nearly a third of workers did not report incidences of bullying because they were worried about what might happen if they did. Of the workers who had seen or experienced bullying behaviour, 32% felt that their managers or HR staff had not dealt with it appropriately. Lisette Howlett, Managing Director of Hirescores.com, said: "Situations that make members o...
News | 30 Jan 2009
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Workplace bullying still rife says new research
Naaa, don't believe it, not possible, just a subjective view of a few with no empirical objective evidence to suggest that bullying exists other than in the minds of some moaning minnies. I have not been to a school, public or private workplace where the management do not support a zero tolerance policy of bullying behaviours where-eveeer found. Management have got very good at being on-message and 'talking the talk' so why wouldn't they "walk the walk" unless, of course, there was some sort of problem, pressure / demand, for them not ...
Comment | 31 Jan 2009
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Workplace fatism still rife, says survey
...are obese feel supported by their work colleagues in their efforts to lose weight and disappointing that one in four say they have suffered negative comments about their weight while at work. This survey provides one of the greatest indications yet of the scale of obesity discrimination in the workplace." In October last year, campaigners from the Size Acceptance Movement demonstrated outside Boris Johnson’s offices, calling for obesity discrimination to be legislated against in the workplace and in society in general. The campaigners called for discrimination against overweight people to b...
News | 15 Jan 2010
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Workplace harassment so rife there’s a successful case every week
...h physical violence. She did not resign her job and, therefore, had no remedy under employment protection legislation at that time, which was narrower than the current Employment Rights Act. She looked to the SDA to challenge her treatment and ensure that her employer took action to address the workplace culture. EOC research shows that for each of the last five years, there has been one successful sexual harassment case brought each week, and sexual harassment cases comprise 22% of all successful sex discrimination cases. In addition, the EOC receives many calls about sexual harassment to its ...
News | 12 Jun 2006
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ETs on the rise
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network on the rise But there are ways to navigate the Employment Tribunal process ETs inside this issue SEP/OCT 2010 Issue 56 Comment: Prevention is better than cure. Page 9 After the dRA: How retirement procedures may have to...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2010
