In the early nineties, there were a number of well-publicised stalking cases exposing a loophole in the law, whereby stalkers whose behaviour, although a nuisance, was not sufficiently threatening to ensure a...

The National Bullying Con-ference 2008 was launched last week and will take place on Tuesday, October 21 at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Northwood Hotel. The Conference will be chaired by presenter Matt Cooper and will include a panel of experienced speakers and facilitators, all either working in or with.

Bullying is something we normally associate with the school playground. Sniping and back-biting are antics you expect from children, but a new survey has found that bullying is no longer something that happens behind the school...

In recognising our duty of care towards workers, staff should be given the skills to deal effectively with aggressive behaviour in the workplace Although incidents of aggression and violence are comparatively rare, from time to time, service users presenting particular management problems and challenging...

Do your HR staff handle harassment, bullying and dignity at work cases? Do they advise and support managers and employees in dealing with these cases? Do they need training to ensure they offer robust advice in dealing with difficult people or situations? Do your customers want professional HR..

Building on our work to tackle bullying, Ed Balls said that all incidents of bullying should be properly recorded in every school. Schools will also record all incidents of verbal or physical attacks on...

to news Printer friendly version (SOURCE: American Psychological Association, news release, March 8, 2008) SATURDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Persistent criticism, belittling comments, bullying and other forms of workplace aggression may inflict more harm on employees than sexual...

Bullying and stress in the workplace could be costing organisations in the UK a staggering 13.75billion a year. Last year alone 33.5million days were lost by UK organisations due to bullying related absenteeism, almost 200,000 employees left organisations and the equivalent of 100...

As bullies turn to the Internet to prey on their victims round the clock, David Crookes looks at the devastating effects it causes ONE of the hardest questions to answer is: 'What is the Internet?' You may be able to come up with a technologic solution, but the Internet is so many different things to so many.

A London businessman who claimed he was forced from his à £65,000-a-year job after being diagnosed with testicular cancer has reached a settlement with his...