employee of Wal-Mart Canada, was initially awarded $1.4 million in a workplace bullying case, the highest of its kind in Canada in October 2012. She suffered flagrant and outrageous abuse at the hands of her former manager” (Roumeliotis, 1). For months her former manager harassed her with continuous emotional and mental abuse which resulted in her losing weight, losing sleep and losing herself, which forced her to quit her job. Her former manager is still employed with Wal-Mart Canada and she can still
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Why is bullying a growing problem? Bullying is a serious growing problem because it not only affects adults, but it affects children even more. According to Bullying Statistics, “One in seven students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade is either a bully or has been a victim of bullying.” Consistent bullying has short term and long term effects on children. We, as a people, need to help prevent bullying. By educating ourselves and being more aware, we can prevent this violent act against children
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door who was once hefty has lost weight rapidly—a possible indicator of abuse. 3. Make the call. Without phone calls from concerned citizens who report cruelty in their neighborhoods, we wouldn't know about most instances of animal abuse. It all comes from the public, it all starts with YOU—that's why it's so important to keep your eyes and ears open. 4. Provide as much as information as possible when reporting animal cruelty. The details that you provide can go a long way toward assisting
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based on one of the following things: * disability * race * religion * transgender identity * sexual orientation. This means that if you believe something is a hate incident it should be recorded as such by the person you are reporting it to. All police forces record hate incidents based on these five personal characteristics. Anyone can be the victim of a hate incident. For example, you may have been targeted because someone thought you were gay even though you’re not, or because
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emotional abuse achieved primarily through verbal and non-verbal communication. In order for the label of bullying to be applied to a particular activity, individual, interaction, or process it has to occur repeatedly and on a regular basis over an extended period of time. (Landy & Conte 2010) The act of bullying can happen anywhere and at any time, and no one is exempt from its reach. Recent studies and statistics have shown bullying is an enormous problem in today’s society; it is a form of abuse that
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Bullying in the workplace Workplace bullying is any form of abuse; physical, verbal, psychological or social that is inflicted upon an individual by an employer, employee or group (Australian Human Rights Commission 2011). Methods of bullying include repetitive inappropriate comments (i.e. about one’s background, appearance, gender, culture, sexuality) sexual harassment, intimidation, exclusion, physical assault and threats. In particular instances such as stalking, assault and threats, bullying
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managing the risk of all clients and situations, working safely, safeguarding children and young people, monitoring own behaviour and conduct through supervisions and appraisals, maintaining confidentiality, storing personal information appropriately, reporting concerns and allegations, making professional judgements, maintaining professional boundaries, avoiding favouritism, maintaining high standards of conduct outside the professional role. 1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding
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occurs when a person, over time, becomes aware that they are enduring destructive or antagonistic behavior from one or more individuals, and the person bullied has a hard time guarding against the abuse. Three common indicators
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popularity of social media, cyber bullying is becoming equally widespread. While bullying in the real word involves verbal abuse and/or physical altercations, the bullying in cyber space goes far beyond. The harassment, humiliation, and threats delivered by technology can argumentatively be much worse. The facts of cyber bullying were quite surprising; with 43% of kids reporting that they have been bullied online. Of those, 1 in 4 say that is has happened more than once. Over 80% of the younger generation
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Petco: Social Responsibility Founded in 1965 by Walter Evans, Petco began as a mail-order veterinary supply company under the name United Pharmacal Co (UPCO). It now boasts over 950 stores nationwide. What are Petco’s socially responsible activities? Are they consistence with the products they sell, and are they genuine? On the company’s website, you can find links to vaccination clinics, training, puppy play days, product demos with free samples, grooming services, and a New Companion Care Pack
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