Comments on: Workplace Bullying: The Big Picture

By: Workplace Bullying: The Big Picture | No Workplace Violence

Workplace Bullying: The Big Picture | No Workplace Violence — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:20:09 +0000

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By: TJ

TJ — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:14:29 +0000

Tony, I am going through the same thing in NY right now….can I give you my email address to discuss it?

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:36:09 +0000

The Bullying doesnt stop with the employer.( It is usually the manager and owners of the company that are the bullies) If you are unfortunate to have had to go out on disability for the stress, the disability company will withhold your money and force you into workers comp.system.( The insurance company will not let you back out either because you wont get paid .
( Now your employers insurance carrier will join in on the bullying with the employer. You will go thru a horrible nightmare in the workers comp system because now your employer has access to all your medical records and you will be ripped to shreds and made to look mental. ( New York state allows it ) Its all a big game of what insurance company. is going to pay the claim at the expense of the claimant aka patient aka employee.
Then you will have difficulty finding a doctor who will take you if you are a controverted case , you will also find trouble with finding an attorney .You will be treated like the criminal . You will complain and beg for help and be rejected over and over and then be made worse.
New york state is all about the employer and thats it . Create Jobs , create jobs ,Create jobs -poor employers what about all the people who have lost their jobs because of bullying .
New york state knows what is going on they refuse to do anything about it.

The building blocks of good buisness is the employee’s.

By: jmm

jmm — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:12:46 +0000

I work at a large hospital. I was bullied horribly by my supervisor, Director of HR, HR Rep, and Director of my supervisor. Others in higher positions just ignored me or pretended to care and then ignored me. I broke my wrist and then was terminated because I took too much FMLA. They terminated me in the middle of my occupational therapy. I was terminated 2 days before my insurance ran out. I have been suffering with these bullies for 2 years – it was actually a large burden removed from me when terminated. I just cannot believe this goes on. Upper management could care less. The bullies lie for one another. It is a very sick ungodly way of life.

By: employeeadvocate

employeeadvocate — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:00:39 +0000

Reblogged this on 1employeeadvocate's Blog.

By: Maxwell Pinto

Maxwell Pinto — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:42:52 +0000

Targets, victims and witnesses of bullying have a few avenues to pursue (as compared with victims of sexual harassment) when subject to repeated and obvious acts of aggression, spreading malicious rumours, excluding someone socially or from certain projects, undermining or impeding a person’s work or opinions, insulting a person’s habits, attitudes, or private life and intruding upon a person’s privacy. Others include being rude or belligerent, destroying property, assaulting an individual, or setting impossible deadlines. Although bullying is recognized as detrimental to occupational health, there is little political or corporate interest in stopping it.

In schoolyard bullying, the bullies are children, whose behaviour is controlled by the leaders, i.e. the school administration. In workplace bullying, however, the bullies are often the leaders themselves, i.e., the managers and supervisors. Therefore, reporting a bully to the HR dept, for example, may expose the target/victim to the risk of even more bullying, slower career advancement, or even termination, on the grounds of being a “troublemaker!”.

Workplace bullying has severe consequences, including reduced effectiveness and high employee turnover. An employee who suffers any physical or psychiatric injury as a result of workplace bullying can confront the bully, report the bully to the HR department or to the trade union, if any, or bring a claim of negligence and/or a personal injury claim against both the employer and the abusive employee as joint respondents in the claim. If the law does not persuade employers to deal with workplace bullying, the economic reality will persuade them. Training sessions can help when combined with a conﬁdential reporting structure, but it is difficult to alter the basic nature of some individuals, who may need counselling.

Maxwell Pinto, Business Author

By: pgbarnes

pgbarnes — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:01:06 +0000

I completely agree with you but … alas, it appears to be a lesson that is often learned to late! Pat

By: Sheilah Davis

Sheilah Davis — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:24:40 +0000

There is one thing that ALL employers need to understand; workplace bullying ruins your reputation. It will impact your bottom line whether you are in the public or private sector. This happens two ways. First, you’ve upset your former employee and this will cause a negative word of mouth campaign. Secondly, if you bully your employee it will impact the way he or she treats your clients, customers (or in the case of public employers) voting taxpayers. My advice to employers is to clean it up or pay for it in the long run.