Bill 14 Update – Trends and Interim Practice Directive from WorkSafeBC

By Marino Sveinson It has been six months since Bill 14 came into effect on July 1, 2012 along with WorkSafeBC’s corresponding compensation policy on...

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Bullying and the Bigger Picture: The Impact of Individual and Unit-level Bullying on Turnover Intentions

By Kyla Nicholson, CHRP This Research Briefing is a service from BC HRMA’s research group. Our aim is to make it easier and quicker for...

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Courting Mental Stress Claims: Guarding Against Bullying and Harassment

By Graeme McFarlane The modern work environment is a diverse space.  The workforce has been radically transformed and to a large extent mirrors the changes...

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Workplace Police or Workplace Connector?

By Erica Pinsky, CHRP Last fall I read a piece in HRVoice.org called The Turnover Plague by Kyla Nicholson. The article focused on new research...

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Bullying is Bad Business

By Christian Codrington, CHRP Schoolyard bullies don’t go away. They grow up and get jobs… and continue to bully. In fact, the incidence of workplace bullying...

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Workplace Bullying and the Role of Human Resource Management

By Dr. Lisa M. S. Barrow For ten years, Monica has excelled in her position as a system analyst for XYZ Limited. Her superiors and...

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Bearing Down on Workplace Bullying: The Investigative Imperative

By Kellie Auld, CHRP With more and more folks becoming aware of human rights and anti-bullying legislation coming into effect (Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan have...

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Confronting VIolence in the Workplace: Bullies and the Bottom Line

By Dr. Jennifer Newman We’ve all shaken our heads in horror at news stories about brutal workplace attacks, disgruntled, fired workers shooting down colleagues, taking...

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