Workplace bullying can have fatal consequences, as this report from The Age, reveals. A 19-year-old girl took her own life after months of degrading treatment at the hands of work colleagues. As a manager I have only once encountered a complaint of workplace bullying. I took it very seriously because I immediately believed the person [...]
Regulate Facebook and ban hate sites
A cadet reporter came across a new Facebook group this week that was dedicated to denigrating a local teenager, let’s call him Joe. Categorised under “Organizations – clubs and societies”, the group was called “People who think Joe is annoying”. There was a photo of Joe wearing his cricket club cap, with a red line [...]
Ban mobile phones in schools
Mobile phones should be banned in schools. While ostensibly a communications device, modern phones are also cameras and video recorders with internet access. The media reports today that footage of local children fighting on school grounds and in public places has been published on YouTube. It appears likely the young people involved knew they were [...]
