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THE NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
October 2018
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MANY 'TALL POPPIES'
CUT DOWN AT WORK
page 17
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Women often belittled, bullied or dismissed
– but many determined to rise back up: Survey
BY SARAH DOBSON
Credit: Tomas Stankiewicz Baldssa (Shutterstock)
Both men and women cut women down at work, leading to issues
around productivity, engagement and turnover, finds a survey.
Travellers who use cannabis legally could be pressed by border agents about their
history with the drug, says one lawyer.
Credit: Chris Helgren (Reuters)
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T
o rise up in the workplace, to succeed and stand
tall — to be a "tall poppy" — is something that
should be celebrated and encouraged. And yet
many women fi nd themselves cut down, attacked, re-
sented and criticized because of their achievements.
is can lead to productivity and disengagement
issues, alongside absenteeism and turnover, accord-
ing to a survey delving into "Tall Poppy Syndrome"
(TPS) by Canadian HR Reporter in partnership with
Viewpoint Leadership and Women of Infl uence.
e perpetrators are almost evenly split between
women (31 per cent) and men (27 per cent), or both
(41 per cent), found the survey of more than 1,500
people.
And the most common ways they cut women down
is through cyberbullying (64 per cent), bullying (58),
dismissals of achievements (55), calling someone
selfi sh or superior (52), taking credit for others' work
ACHIEVEMENTS > pg. 8
Travellers to
U.S. could face
greater scrutiny
as of Oct. 17
Canadians linked to cannabis
could face lifetime ban: Lawyers
BY MARCEL VANDER WIER
CANADIAN business travellers
may face intensifi ed examination
procedures at the United States
border following the legalization
of recreational cannabis on Oct.
17, according to lawyers.
And Canadians connected
to the fl edgling cannabis indus-
try, or those who have used the
drug prior to legalization, may be
barred for life from entering the
U.S.
In British Columbia, there have
already been incidents in which
workers connected to the canna-
bis industry were handed lifetime
bans when attempting to cross the
border into America, according to
the Toronto Star.
It's expected to become an even
bigger issue following offi cial le-
galization later this month, said
Len Saunders, an immigration
lawyer based in Blaine, Wash.
"Guess what's going to happen
on Oct. 17? It is going to be a tidal
wave of cases," he said.
While using cannabis following
legalization will not in itself result
in a lifetime ban, it could be the
basis for a border agent to press a
traveller on her past history with
the drug — which could result in
a ban if it was consumed while it
was still an illegal substance, said
Saunders.
U.S. > pg. 11
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