Visions Journal

PDF | EPUB | Vol. 15, No. 4 (2020)

Workplace bullying is any action that someone could reasonably see as making another person feel humiliated or intimidated. (If it’s around areas protected by human rights we call the same behaviour harassment). This doesn’t include reasonable actions from an employer or supervisor in managing the workplace. Workplace bullying and harassment affect a significant number of working Canadians, but incidents are often unreported. Bullying and harassment take an enormous toll on mental health, often leading to poor mental health and well-being, mental illnesses like depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use problems. Bullying and harassment should never just be part of the job, and it’s up to everyone—policy leaders, employers, employees, and labour organizations—to take action and develop workplace cultures based on compassion, respect and inclusion.

Background

• Editor's Message
  (Sarah Hamid-Balma)

• A Modern-Day Approach to Addressing Violence, Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
  (Sheila Moir)

• WorkSafeBC and Bullying and Harassment
  (Kira J. Berntson)

• Workplace Bullying: NOT part of the job
  (Loraleigh Keashly)

• Workplace Bullying Law Reform in BC: From 2007 to 2019
  (Diane Rodgers)

Experiences and Perspectives

• Unwelcome Intrusions: A clinical counsellor’s personal and professional experience addressing workplace bullying and harassment
  (Rita Schnarr)

• When Is Enough Enough? When verbal abuse becomes the new normal
  (Elizabeth)

• Mind the Bar: In an industry where the customer is “always right,” what do we do when the customer is wrong?
  (Alex Black)

• The Bakery Bully
  (Chelsea)

• Coming Out at Work: How to promote trans-inclusive workplaces
  (Robyn Hlatky)

Alternatives and Approaches

• Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in the Workplace: Working together to create safer workplaces and communities
  (Misha Dhillon and Ninu Kang)

• What To Do If You Are Being Bullied and Harassed at Work: A legal perspective
  (Tamara Ramusovic)

• When Is It a Human Rights Issue?
  (Laura Track)

• Where Has It Gone? A workplace trainer provides some thoughts on healthy interpersonal interactions, self-care and the elimination of bullying in the workplace
  (Lucette Wesley)

• Put Psychologically Safe Interactions on the Agenda in Your Workplace
  (Mary Ann Baynton)

Resources