A survey conducted in the spring of 2001 revealed that while the majority of respondents feel that workplace violence is a significant issue in their organization, less than half have a specific policy to address it.
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Although Canadians might like to believe this is more of an American issue, workplace violence is also prevalent in Canada. According to a recent study by the International Labour Organization, conducted through interviews with more than 2,000 Canadian employees, Canada ranks fourth in the world of terms of workplace aggression.
Workplace violence has become so prevalent, that corporate executives have regarded it as their top security concern for three years running, consistently ranking it about Internet security, fraud and employee theft.
This report looks at:
- What is violence in the workplace?
- How widespread is it?
- What are the causes?
- What are the cost consequences?
- What can organizations do?
- What are organizations currently doing?
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