Bullying in the Workplace: An Occupational Hazard

Helene Richards · Sheila Freeman

Dec 2012 · MP Publishing

About this ebook

Since 2002, when Bullying in the Workplace: An Occupational Hazard was first published, there has been little, if any, reduction in bullying behaviour. Despite more general awareness of the issue, bullying is still rife in schools and in the adult world, condoned and even encouraged in politics, in sport,
and in the workplace.

In this new edition, the authors explore workplace bullying, focusing particularly on psychological bullying, which is often done on the sly, without witnesses, and so is much more difficult to prove. This very practical, comprehensive and easy-to-read book summarizes the different types of workplace bully, the effects of bullying on employees and employers, the rights of employees and employers, avenues for conflict resolution, legal options for victims, survival strategies, and more.

About the author

About the Authors: Helene Richards is a freelance writer, editor, proofreader, researcher, publisher and workplace trainer. She has co-authored two books with Sheila Freeman – Bullying in the Workplace: An Occupational Hazard (HarperCollins 2002, 2nd edition HR Publications 2010, ePublished MP Publishing 2012) and Money Management for Women (UNSW Press, 1999), her short stories, poetry and articles have been published in professional journals, anthologies, newspapers and magazines, and she has won or been placed in various writing competitions.

Helene tutors in various aspects of creative writing, is a founding member of the Williamstown Writers’ Group, and occasionally acts as judge for literary competitions. She was Secretary of the Society of Women Writers (Victorian branch) and editor of their monthly newsletter for two years, and recently retired from the organizing committee for the Williamstown Literary Festival. She is married, with three children and two grandchildren, and lives with her husband in Williamstown, an historic seaport in Melbourne, Australia.

Sheila Freeman has a Vocational Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution, Certificate IV in Community Mediation, a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, a Diploma of Community Services/Financial Counselling, and is a Bail Justice, Justice of the Peace and a Marriage Celebrant. She currently works as a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner facilitating mediation sessions in parenting plans, financial and property settlements. She also works as a consultant in the areas of workplace bullying, money management and other life matters. She has co-authored two books, Bullying in the Workplace: An Occupational Hazard and Money Management for Women.