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 making the complaint.

She was a vulnerable type, fairly quiet, but always sincere. The person she complained about was the opposite and I had her under observation for a range of reasons to do with productivity, ethics and performance. (more…)