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Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Employment Newsline
The Employer Section
Swearing a form of bullying - When it's used to offend or intimidate
by Barbara Simmons - July 27, 2004 - The Toronto Star
You might not be too surprised to hear profanities and cursing at a ball game or boxing match, or from workers on construction sites, peer-pressured teenagers or furious customers, but what about listening to the repetitive use of such language in your workplace?
Being on the receiving end of repeated profanity can feel a lot like being bullied. According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, "bullying usually involves repetitive attempts to intimidate, offend, degrade or humiliate a person or group of people ... yelling and profanity are examples of bullying."
Bullying affects the workplace with an increase in absenteeism, turnover, stress and costs for counselling; a decrease in productivity, motivation and morale; and reduced corporate image and customer confidence, the occupational health and safety centre says.
It seems profanity in the workplace is on the rise, according to business publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, CIO magazine and Financial Woman Today.
Although the workplace is not mandated by law specifically to be free of profanity, François Larsen, director of the policy and education branch of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, says, "Employers are obliged to ensure that their work environment is free from harassing behavior, and profanity may be considered unwanted or disturbing conduct - substantial enough to create a poisoned environment for some individuals because it violates their human rights, based on at least one of the grounds of the Human Rights Code, i.e. creed, race or gender.
List of the Week
from WorkingWounded.com
No. 1 ... top headaches at work:
5. Fear of losing your job
4. Coping with corporate politics
3. Overcoming stress
2. Motivation
1. Getting everything done
The top headache at work: Getting everything done
Bob Rosner- April 23, 2003 – The Toronto Star
Can you resist the temptation to be perfect? There was a time when we could all do what was needed to produce perfection at work. Today, most of our inboxes are stacked so high that often it feels like we'll never catch up. Every time you have to deal with a task ask yourself, "What is the minimum quality that I must offer here? Fifty percent, 75 percent or 100 percent?" Start doing this and you'll learn that doing everything perfectly means that you'll leave a lot undone.
Do you get enough sleep? It's tough to juggle everything you need to do when you are sleep-deprived. Research shows that most of us are. So, one way to get more out of your day is to get more out of your night.
Do you divide and conquer? Some tasks become a headache because they are just too big and intimidating to tackle. That's why it's important to always see if you can break them down into smaller pieces. And don't forget to celebrate each victory along the way.
How much time do you spend looking for stuff? Ever spend an hour looking for a piece of paper or a phone number? So much of our time pressure isn't because we don't have enough time to do our job, it's because we waste too much time tracking stuff down. Create a system to put things where you can easily find them and create a tickler file for your creative ideas and inspirations.
Is "no" part of your workplace vocabulary? It's tough to say no to your boss, but sometimes your sanity requires it. Follow these tips and you'll spend less time stressing and get a heck of a lot more done.
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The Centre for the Internationally Trained Professionals and Tradespeople in Hamilton
It’s finally here! The Centre for the Internationally Trained Professionals and Tradespeople is ready to open its doors. This initiative is addressing the issues of speeding the integration of IEPT into the local labour market and to properly utilize local skills through activities geared towards providing newcomers, local companies and local service providers with access to technology, resources and training in relevant areas.
The importance of integrating skills brought by newcomers in the Hamilton area has been clearly identified through the HR Matters Report. Based on the findings of this report, the HR Matters Group has made recommendations for a series of strategies to move forward the agenda of developing, attracting and retaining a skilled workforce in Hamilton. One of the recommendations refers to the development of a strategy to attract, retain and use internationally-educated/trained professionals and tradespeople. This strategy however, needs to be backed-up by the development of an adequate infrastructure to assist not only in the immediate settlement process but the longer-term integration. Currently, immigrants account for over 84,790 or 23.6% of the total population of Hamilton CMA (Census 2001). Approximately 4,500 New Canadians come to Hamilton every year. At least one third of them have some vocational training or post-secondary education. Most of them bring invaluable skills and work experience in an occupation that has been identified as having the capacity to accept new entrants in Canada.
The Centre will contribute to increased access to resources and information specific to the process of accreditation/licensing and job searching for internationally-trained professionals and tradespeople, as well as for employers and other employment-service providers. This would likely contribute to a faster integration of newcomers into the labour force and would also contribute to public education and community capacity building. The goals of the project are closely aligned with the recommendations of the HR Matters Report and with the city’s economic strategy to attract and retain a skilled workforce.
The Centre is partly funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) through a 3-year grant and through in-kind contributions from (SISO). A number of donations towards the centre have been confirmed and will be announced at the Grand Opening on December 3, 2004, at 1:00 Pp.m. If you are interested to find out more information, please contatct Aurelia Tokaci at: (905) 667-7478.
Announcements:
- Orientation to Employment: Every Friday at 9:30 a.m.
- Job Search Workshops: January 18, 19, 20; February 8, 9, 10; February 22, 23, 24.
To register and book an appointment with an Employment Counsellor
call: (905) 521-9917 HIHP Study Group:
Conducts weekly study group for physicians preparing to take the Canadian Evaluating Exams.
- MCCQ: Every Wednesday from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- OSCE: Every Tuesday from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Annual fee: $20.00 (includes your membership with both HIHP and AIPSO); copies are $0.07 each page.
Contact (905) 521-9917, ext. 256 or hihp@siso-ham.org to register. |