Joanna Smith, The Canadian Press

Parliament Hill staff call for closer look at workplace bullying: survey

The #MeToo movement may have given national prominence to the issue of sexual misconduct on Parliament Hill, but some of the responses to a recent Canadian Press survey suggest bullying and exploitation of those who work for political bosses are largely unexamined problems. “Sexual harassment happens and is devastating to those that experience it, but […]

March 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
08:47

Tougher workplace harassment rules to apply to online spaces, says labour minister

The Liberal government wants its proposed stricter rules to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces to reflect the fact that colleagues no longer restrict their interactions to daytime hours at the office. “We know that those boundaries are very blurry and especially in workplaces like ours,” Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday after appearing […]

February 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
16:00