tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post6548290119368294118..comments2024-03-20T08:37:50.011+00:00Comments on Bullying of Academics in Higher Education: Why grievance procedures are inappropriate for dealing with bullyingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-36287401673604870942007-04-19T08:35:00.000+00:002007-04-19T08:35:00.000+00:00My local Rep has said from the beginning that the ...My local Rep has said from the beginning that the Grievance process and the grievance committee in my university are useless. The union at a local level has not yet taken any action to address this.<BR/><BR/>Aphra BehnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-79852198236064658192007-04-17T17:16:00.000+00:002007-04-17T17:16:00.000+00:00exactlyexactlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-34738363327429827192007-04-17T12:53:00.000+00:002007-04-17T12:53:00.000+00:00Considering all the evidence on stress and depress...Considering all the evidence on stress and depression due to bulling and mismanagement of staff, I believe that Governments under a European directive should recognize stress/depression as "professional illness" of the educational sector; I don't see why other professions have their conditions recognized whilst in the educational sector we should be the one to retire early, get antidepressant, get our career disrupted by sickness, all this due to stress. <BR/><BR/>(the same happens in Italy - in fact, there, stress among educators is becoming an issue at national level)<BR/><BR/>Stand - up. Claims your rights. Keep the fight - <BR/><BR/>SGFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com