MOL Inspector’s “Unclear” Order Required School Board to Revise its Workplace Violence Policy – continued f rom page 11
―two examples‖ that were mentioned in the Order.
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board v Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association, 2014 CanLII 13515 (ON LRB) Read more
FRANCE Investigation Into Series of Employee Suicides at Orange France
Mobile telecoms giant Orange has launched an investigation into working practices at the French arm of its business after a series of employee suicides in the first three months of this year. Ten members of staff have committed suicide since the 1st of January 2014 and eight of these deaths were reported to be "explicitly related" to their work by the firm's internal health monitoring team.
Concerns about a bullying and pressurised workplace culture at the telecoms workplace first came to light in 2008 when the company was France Telecom. Between 2008 and 2009, 35 employees took their own lives and Former chief executive Didier Lombard was investigated for his part in creating "brutal management methods" that were tantamount to "moral harassment." He resigned in 2010.
The company‘s Observatory for Stress and Forced Mobility, which monitors staff well-being, was set up after the 2008/09 deaths.
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE NEWS (continued) Arming University Police Departments Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Recent tragic incidents have impacted campus and university security. For example, the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting, and—more recently—the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have changed the way public safety officials patrol and secure their schools and universities. In response to such incidents, universities have increased their attention on preventing and preparing for active shooter incidents. Some universities have invested in various protective measures to protect their students, such as installing cameras and bulletproof whiteboards, while others have incorporated active shooter exercises and drills into their annual training. In addition, several universities have armed their officers to mitigate the risk, increase their ability to respond appropriately, and, ultimately, ensure the safety of their students and staff. CNA recently conducted a study revealing that of the 66 universities that noted in the 2004–2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies that they did not employ sworn armed officers, 28 (42 percent) have since decided to arm their officers, indicating a substantial shift in the last nine years [4].
Arriving at the decision to arm campus and university police forces is complex and involves a continual and active effort by the university and its police department to create and cement strong working relationships with staff, faculty, students, neighboring law enforcement agencies, and community members. The process of arming sworn officers can create concern, and agencies must ensure that the university‘s risk assessment and the concerns of each stakeholder are taken into consideration prior to making a decision.
Read the full report to see the process that universities should follow as they consider arming their police officers and to provide university officials with best practices and recommendations.
Source: Safety and Security Division, Institute for Public Research, CAN Corporation 12
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