Alberta Government: on workplace harassment ...

An MLA directed me to this Alberta WCB document: Preventing Violence and Harassment in the Workplace

In theory, this is an excellent document that provides guidelines for dealing with workplace bullying and harassment. Reading this document, page after page fits what I experienced at MacEwan. It also recommends practices for employers (supervisors, managers, Human Resources staff) regarding intervening, investigating, managing, documenting, reporting, and preventing future incidents. The Bulletin goes so far as to recommend that employers help the victim press charges against the perpetrator, if the situation is serious enough and the victim willing. 

However, this bulletin only works in theory. This bulletin FAILS when the perpetrator(s) are part of the management team. Indeed, a senior enough manager (Vice President) can conscript managers, staff, and departments (Human Resources, weak Unions) to do the manager's bidding.

For example, 

  • The Director of Human Resources (Brian Pearson) was an active participant in the abusive meetings led by Higgins.
  • The Acting Director of Human Resources (Jeff Wasalenchuk) was active involved in strategizing my termination and ignored the legal opinion that seriously questions MacEwan's actions.
  • The Faculty Association ignored numerous policy and process violations.

This is another reason why the Alberta Government must help all victims by completing my requests.