Does your company implement and promote preventative measures against abuse in the Workplace? Abuse can include: emotional bullying, dis-respect, social/peer pressure, oppressive burdens, unhealthy relationships, and, non-acceptance?
What I am referring to is Psychological Harassment.

Did you know that in June of 2004, Quebec passed new legislation “Psychological Harassment” (Sect. 81.18, Sect 81.19), which prohibits Bullying in the Workplace? And, that the employer is the one who is held accountable?

In 2006 the Alberta Government---Human Resources & Employment, Employment Standards Division, was studying Quebec's new legislation----will it be long before we see the same "new law" in Alberta?

People don’t realize: that how they behave, what comments they make, and, that their actions or gestures may be hostile or unwanted. This is harmful and unhealthy. It affects the dignity, or psychological, or physical integrity, of the person to whom it is directed.

When an employee/employer so easily bullies an individual, whether a co-worker, a customer,a patient, a client, or whom ever it may be; this should be regarded as a warning sign. (You have to ask yourself - how are some children to know better,
when some adults don’t?)

Now is probably a good time to get on board. Better now than later.

For Your Information: It was announced on October 1, 2007 that Saskatchewan has passed new legislation prohibiting Workplace Bullying, in and out of the workplace. This includes physical and mental harassment.