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Posts Tagged ‘harassment in the workplace’

‘Hazing’ and ‘horseplay’ in the workplace – a serious matter for the employer

Friday, June 4th, 2010

I recently read an article on “hazing” and “horseplay” in the workplace. Photos and videos revealed incidents where employees were subjected to some very unusual, and downright unacceptable, treatment in the transportation and works department of their municipal employer.

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Tags: anti-harassment, anti-violence, employment law, harassment, harassment in the workplace, hazing, horesplay, Human Resources, human rights, mississauga, occupational health and safety, policy, procedure, violence, violence in the workplace, workplace investigation
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Don’t underestimate conflicts that arise from harassment

Friday, January 29th, 2010

One other session I attended at the 2010 Ontario HRPA conference was Andrew Lawson’s on Protecting your organization from the workplace bully. He made a couple of good points on the topic of workplace harassment that I would like to share with you.

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Tags: Andrew Lawson, Bill 168, bully, bullying, canadian employment law, harassment, harassment in the workplace, health and safety, HR issues, HRPA, Human Resources, occupational health and safety, Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, privacy legislation, privacy rights, workplace conflicts, workplace harassment
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