With 70% rise in workplace violence in past 10 years, new rules welcome, says WorkplaceNL
CBC News
Over the last 10 years, workplace violence has increased by over 70 per cent in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to Dennis Hogan, CEO of WorkplaceNL.
He revealed the startling statistic Wednesday at a government event announcing changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
“In 2018 alone, WorkplaceNL accepted more than 230 claims that were caused by violence in the workplace, and that includes worker-on-worker violence,” he said.
Eighty-five per cent of those claims came from the health-care sector, he said, “particulary in relation to long-term care facilities and patients that may have cognitive challenges and impairments.”
The rest of the claims come largely from the service industry, he said.
Revised Labor Law Proclaimed to Ban Workplace Bullying
Korea Bizwire
A revision of the Labor Standards Act, which prohibits bullying in the workplace, was proclaimed Tuesday, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said.
The revised law specifically bans bullying from people in more senior positions, the ministry said.
It defines the prohibited workplace bullying as an act by an employer or an employee inflicting physical or mental suffering on other employees beyond the appropriate scope of work by using the advantage of one’s position or relationship in the workplace or worsening the work environment.
It is the first time that workplace bullying has been stipulated in the law and prohibited accordingly.
The ministry said the act of bullying won’t be directly punished by the revised law.
Instead, domestic workplaces can autonomously prevent bullying through the new employment rules.
Help teens cope with bullying, Herald/Sun panelists urge
By ALEXI COHAN, Boston Herald
A roundtable discussion on teen bullying and suicide hosted at the Lowell Sun today highlighted the need to help and support teenagers facing bullying, depression, body shaming and suicidal thoughts.
The panel of mental health experts moderated by the Lowell Sun’s Christopher Scott gathered in response to Anna’s Story which detailed the heartbreaking story of Anna Aslanian, who took her own life in October after being bullied in school.
Caitlin Caruso, a suicide-attempt survivor, also joined the panel and opened up about her experience with bullying and suicide which included several hospital stays, overdoses and time spent in rehab.
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