School holidays are the time when parenting plans can be really tried and tested. If you are tired of having to fight about time with the children and find it difficult to talk with your ex, you don’t have to head to court, consider getting a family mediator or a parenting plan kit to facilitate your negotiation. Take […]

The school holidays can be a stressful time for most families, but for separated families trying to juggle breaks and family commitments often results in conflict and stress. Children may miss out on time with one parent and families may experience disharmony about this.   Not all parenting plans are at risk, but even plans that may have been […]

With mediation being the popular first step to handle domestic violence cases, there were arguments as to whether mediation would be a suitable intervention for workplace bullying complaints as well. Both domestic violence and workplace bullying shared similar cycle of repeated events and that they leave the victims somewhat isolated and confused. The main approaches […]

Mediation is frequently mandated as a first step for divorce cases, custody and visitation. 50 to 80% of the marriages referred to court-based divorce and custody/visitation mediation programs involve domestic violence (Maxwell, 1999). The prime objective of mediation is to provide both parties of the dispute with a forum to be heard and to understand […]

The model of Employee Emotional Abuse (EEA) showed that there is also a cycle of stages for abusive relationship in the workplace. The model proposed a six-stage cycle that shows (a) understanding the dynamics of abuse, (b) realizing the indicators of abuse, (c) controlling or stopping the abuse, and (d) predicting the development of unchecked […]

The cycle of abuse is a social cycle theory developed in the 1970s to explain patterns of behaviour in an abusive relationship. The fundamental idea of the theory is abusive relationships are characterized by a predictable repetitious pattern of emotional, psychological or physical abuse (Walker, 1979). The cycle usually goes in the following order and […]

According to WBTI research, 71 percent of bullies are in higher positions in comparison to their targets (Namie, 2003). Most bullies in the workplace have been reported to be bosses or superiors. A small proportion of bullies (4 percent according to the American Psychiatric Association) may have genuinely disordered personalities – antisocial or narcissistic, but […]

Workplace Bullying is defined as a specific phenomenon where aggressive and intimidating behaviours are directed systematically at one or more colleagues or subordinates leading to a stigmatization and victimization of the recipient (Leymann, 1996). These repeated actions and practices are directed to one or more workers, which are unwanted by the victim. Bullying may be […]

Rather than place blame on the bully, stigmatize the target, or censure organization, a valuable solution to this endemic problem should be one that is mutually beneficial to everyone affected by workplace bullying. From an organizational perspective, the solution should be one that enhances their image and is linked to their stated mission (Preventing and […]

Are you experiencing bullying in the workplace?Are you not sure how to manage it? or Are you not sure what is the right process or who to talk to in the workplace? or Have your attempts to resolve it made the situation worse? or Are you considering making a worker’s compensation stress related claim? What […]