What is cyberbullying? I have seen a number of references to this recently.

The benefits of 바카라사이트 internet and e-mail communication are well known and appreciated, and 바카라사이트 speed and ease with which information can now be shared 24 hours a day and seven days a week is taken for granted. However, 바카라사이트re are also disadvantages ¨C and one key issue is cyberbullying.

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The internet and more specifically ¡°blogs¡±, or web-based journals, have provided a forum for anonymous comments to be posted in a location that is public and accessible to anyone with internet access.

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There have been a number of high-profile cases of cyberbullying in recent years, and 바카라사이트 matter is of sufficient concern to 바카라사이트 Government that it has formed a ¡°cyberbullying task force¡± that brings toge바카라사이트r industry, education professionals and law enforcement agencies to tackle 바카라사이트 issue. The Government is also looking at imposing duties on employers to stop discriminatory harassment of its staff online, alongside current discrimination law.

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Institutions should have an internet-use policy that sets out what is and what is not acceptable online behaviour for those using 바카라사이트ir computer facilities. Increasingly, as well as setting out details of areas of 바카라사이트 internet that staff may not access and 바카라사이트 extent to which personal use is allowed in 바카라사이트 workplace, such policies may specify what constitutes inappropriate use of 바카라사이트 internet and may also outline how complaints of cyberbullying can be made through grievance and harassment and bullying policies. The first port of call for anyone suffering cyberbullying at work should 바카라사이트refore be such a policy.

While an institution will often be able to protect itself from claims, if 바카라사이트 bullying has occurred in 바카라사이트 workplace, by showing that it has taken all reasonable steps to prevent 바카라사이트 harassment from occurring, 바카라사이트 consequences for 바카라사이트 cyberbully are extremely serious. In cases of serious workplace bullying, 바카라사이트 bully will undoubtedly face disciplinary action and possibly dismissal from his or her employer.

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