September 1 to 7 has been declared Respectful Workplace Week by the city of Fredericton and by the province of New Brunswick. To highlight this, the Workplace Violence and Abuse Team of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research is hosting a series of public talks at the Fredericton Public Library in Chickadee Hall on Wednesday, September 3, 2014.

Lack of respect at work often leads to workplace bullying. We hope that these short talks will help people be more aware of workplace bullying and its harmful effects. All are welcome. Light snacks will be on hand.

Talk times and titles follow:

Newcomers’ experiences of workplace bullying

Wednesday, September 3, 11:00-11:30am

Serena Jones-Charbachi, RN, MN

Workplace bullying and the use or misuse of alternative dispute resolution

Wednesday, September 3, 12:00-12:30pm

Anthea Plummer, UNB Masters of Philosophy in Policy Studies Student

Workplace incivility: It’s more than rudeness, bad manners, or whatever!

Wednesday, September 3, 1:00-1:30pm

Shelley Parker, NB Power, PhD(c) Student, UNB Faculty of Psychology

Men are bullied too

Wednesday, September 3, at 7:00-7:30pm

Video screening and discussion about men’s experiences of workplace bullying

Sue O’Donnell, MN, PhD, Assistant Professor, UNB Faculty of Nursing,

Judy MacIntosh MN, PhD, Honorary Research Professor, UNB Faculty of Nursing