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Thursday, March 1, 2012

New Democrats call on Liberals to support Workplace Bullying Prevention Act

New Democrats call on Liberals to support Workplace Bullying Prevention Act

February 29th, 2012
VICTORIA – In an effort to stop on-the-job harassment and provide better protections for victims, New Democrat MLA Raj Chouhan reintroduced the Workplace Bullying Prevention Act Wednesday in the legislature.
“Workplace bullying is a massive issue affecting workers in every sector of the province,” said Chouhan, the opposition critic for labour. “It hurts workers and it is bad for business.”
The act carefully defines harassment and provides measures and procedures for workers to report incidents of workplace harassment. It also outlines policy for investigating incidents and making workers accountable for acts of harassment.
Chouhan first introduced this bill in June 2011, but no action was taken by the Liberal government to move forward with it.
“The recent allegations of extreme on-the-job abuse of government employees, including a woman who said she was nearly driven to suicide by her bullying boss, highlight the need for these supports now more than ever,” said Chouhan, the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds.
The proposed legislation would also save employers money by reducing workers' sick days and stress leave.
“Today on Pink Shirt Day, it’s time for the Liberal government to take some real action against bullying - support this bill and show workers they do not have to live in fear.”

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