By Gwen Moran Workplace bullying affects 35 percent of employees, according to a 2010 survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI), a Bellingham, Wash.-based nonprofit organization. Gary Namie co-founded WBI with his wife, Ruth, after her first-hand experience with bullying. In an interview, he shared his best advice to entrepreneurs for managing this nefarious problem. …
Experts have determined that workplace bullying may result in significant psychological and physical stress. In general, this kind of harassment is characterized as a matter of workplace safety and as a potential health hazard. Unacceptably, experts have estimated that roughly 14 million Americans suffer from workplace bullying each year. Most bullying behaviors are ultimately illegal, …
Gordon Lafer on how to think—and not think—about the Wisconsin recall:
After all, if the real problem was overpaid union bureaucrats, then radical unions like the Wobblies or United Electrical workers—unburdened by highly paid staff or Democratic politics—should be meeting greater success in organizing. But, of course, they are not. The problem is not what unions are doing; it’s the coercive power of employers.
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By Amanda Evans Janet McWilliams is extra careful when it comes to talking to her employees. She never wants to be the kind of boss she dealt with 30 years ago. “There would be days where he wouldn’t speak to me,” said McWilliams. “Pass me in the hallway and wouldn’t say a word. I would …
By Steven Reilly Never fire someone on Friday, that just gives them the whole weekend to get mad, and come back on Monday to voice their anger. That was just one bit of advice members of the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce received at a chamber seminar on workplace violence on Tuesday. According to Alan …
