From sustained put\u002Ddowns to career sabotage, abuse in the workplace is common but hard to eradicate. Should employers be doing more?
Those are some of the behaviours that Morteza Mahmoudi, a medical nano-scientist at Michigan State University, says he had to put up with from a senior colleague at a former employer, just as his career was taking off.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Promoting workers on their technical skills without equipping them to manage is partly to blame, believes Gary Namie, WBI’s co-founder. Now those newly minted managers are in charge and “people are flying for survival,” because the boss is emulating the despots and sticklers depicted in novels and screen dramas, Namie says.
Kevin Poulter, a partner at Freeths LLP, a U.K. law firm, says that retaliatory bullying of employees who raise legitimate concerns “happens more than one might think.” But convincing investigators can be tricky. Over time, “there’s a pattern of treating one person differently” that adds up to bullying, he says. Yet individually each microaggression — such as refusing one employee’s requests to attend courses or conferences that their peers would get rubber-stamped — appears trivial.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'No one acts': Bullying at work a huge issue getting little attention from employersFrom sustained put\u002Ddowns to career sabotage, abuse in the workplace is common but hard to eradicate. Should employers be doing more?
Read more »
Ontario employers now required to disclose how they electronically monitor workersTORONTO — Some Ontario workers can now demand to know how their employer is using electronic tools to monitor them at work.
Read more »
Store popular with local celebrities is opening its first downtown Toronto locationDowntown Toronto is getting its first location of a store that has its first shop in Vaughan, where local celebrities from the music scene have bee...
Read more »