How much is a life worth ?

Meanwhile, in Melbourne, a female employee of a caffe committed suicide as a result of being     severely bullied and harassed  by her male colleagues at work.

The problem is that most employers do not truly educate their staff to identify bullying, provide systemic solutions to   rectify  the causes , develop; interventions and empower victims to create ways to block bullying  behaviours . Most policies are superficial, formed without adequate staff collaborattion , regular monitoring, comprehensive training  programs, meaningful consequences  or conciliatory, restorative dispute resolution processes.  Instead of identifying bullying as a sign of a toxic culture and managerial incompetence , many employers address a bullying case by attacking the confused, hurt victim, whose brain has already been scrambled by the abuse from co-workers. .... In most cases , victims are sabotaged by adversarial, aggressive or passive managers keen to  avoid liability'
 
Sydney Morning Herald ,Evelyn Field, February 12th 2010'.

There is a definite relationship between  school and workplace bullying  - http://www.wesleymission.org.au/Releases/091120.asp

What is the financial cost to your organisation ?

1. Time wasted.
2.   Poor decision-making,
3. Loss of skilled employees.
4. Less efficient workload.
5. Theft, damage, sabotage.  ( Employees who are angry because of conflict may
6. steal property or damage equipment. )
7. Lowered job motivation
8. . Absenteeism. To avoid conflicts at work, employees often call in sick.
9. Health costs. Stressed employees use more health care, and employers may

It is reported that a high prevalence of stress (including by reason of bullying) in Australian workplaces translates into direct costs to employers in Australia of approximately $10.1bn per year, and costs to the economy of approximately $14.8bn per year.