Mental Health and Illnes and Workplace Harassment

Even though every person is protected against harassment and discrimination in areas defined by Alberta’s Human Rights Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act, general types of harassment or bullying are not prohibited in Alberta, so this qualitative analysis examines the avenues to resolve harassment issues within the context of Alberta Public Service in Canada. The goal is to achieve a healthy workplace for every person. The ‘harrassed worker’ has been explored within a psychiatric framework, so the paper searches for an appropriate framework namely labour code, union grievance, legal remedy or medicalization of deviant behaviours in the workplace.

Submitted by

W. Taylor-Cole

Mount Royal University

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

wtaylorcole@mtroyal.ca

Phone 403-463-9515

August 23/2013