If the #MeToo hashtag, and its cousin, #Time’sUp, have shown us anything, it is that people need help and support to manage sexual harassment, especially in the workplace. Power imbalances, the nature of complaints, with their ‘You did–I didn’t’ nature, and the tricky subject mat...
Sexual harassment policies are a crucial component of any corporate risk management program. The first step in implementing such policies is to develop a complaint procedure. Policy components should include an empathetic investigator and a discreet, but firm investigation process. To be effective, the...
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has released aninvestor briefinghighlighting workplace sexual harassment as a known 'material risk' and providing a high level overview of the ways in which it can potentially 'destroy company value' – the potential financial, governance, o...
More than half of the respondents said they had recently dealt with an intimate partner or another person who was violent, workplace harassment, bullying or hazing. That includes two-thirds of women and about half of men who answered the survey, the Air Force...
More than half of the respondents said they had recently dealt with an intimate partner or another person who was violent, workplace harassment, bullying or hazing. That includes two-thirds of women and about half of men who answered the survey, the Air Forc...
Made managers aware of bullying and sexual harassment; Updated and reviewed policies; Took into account the "noise" generated by employee surveys and data analysis; Considered whether turnover and absenteeism are caused by any particular factor in the workplace.Disciplinary...
Dealing with bullying and harassment: A practical guide for Australasian emergency medicine trainees As with many other professions, nursing has its share of bullies who discredit the profession, while other nurses work with dedicated efficiency and good w... Tran,Viet - 《Emergency Medicine Australa...
But this in itself can’t protect anyone from the far-reaching financial, reputational and emotional consequences of sexual harassment in the workplace. According to MV Law special counsel Alison Spivey, the management of inappropriate workplace behaviour, including allegations of sexual harassment, is...
In many ways it is the school equivalent of workplace harassment. Adults do not tolerate it at work, and teens should not accept it at school either. Q: What is the most common form of cyberbullying? Trestan:Texting and the posting of offensive material online often play a significant rol...
A traditionally machista and male-dominated society, going back thousands of years, has in the past decades clashed with an influx of women in the workplace, due to poverty, economic instability and accelerated development. Add that to rampant job insecurity and a pervasive culture of informality...