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Bullying - the legal issues
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Canadian Proposed NATIONAL Anti-Bullying Law (PDF) Sept. 2003
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Dignity at Work Bill: addresses
bullying by providing for the right to dignity and respect at work but is
not based on the discriminatory model.(UK)
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Disability Discrimination Act (1995) -
If the target of bullying has a recognised
disability (anything in ICD-10 or DSM-IV which a GP or consultant is
prepared to put in writing), and this disability is known to the employer,
if may be possible to bring a case under this Act. (UK)
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Employment Relations Act (1999)
and in particular
section 37
covering protected disclosure. (UK)
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Protection from Harassment Act (1997) -
This Act might be of use if the bully regularly
harasses you (or members of your family), eg making regular phone calls to
you at home when you are on annual leave, on sick leave, or - especially -
when you are on compassionate leave, and especially if the calls are at
unsocial hours. Breach of confidentiality could be regarded as an act of
harassment, as could denial of your right to representation at meetings etc.
(UK)
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Unfair dismissal for blowing the whistle -
A worker may take his employer to tribunal for any
detriment (dismissal, redundancy, etc) after the worker makes a disclosure (ie
blows the whistle). (UK)
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Victimization at work:
Ordinance of the Swedish National Board of Occupational Safety and Health
containing Provisions on measures against Victimization at Work (adopted 21
September 1993) ISSN 0348-2138.
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