In light of the recent violence that has occurred in workplaces across the country, Rider University's Human Resource Management Association will host a symposium that will stress gaining an understanding of how and why such incidents occur, and what management can do to prevent or reduce the likelihood of these events.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Organized in direct response to the workplace murder at nearby Norristown State Hospital in Pennsylvania over the past summer, a variety of distinguished panelists will discuss the profile of volatile employees, workplace problems that create employee stress and anger, the employer's legal duty and responsibility to ensure a healthy and safe work environment, and procedures and processes that human resource managers should implement to ensure their employees are safe from workplace violence. Audience members will be encouraged to put questions before the panelists. The campus is one-half mile south of exit 7A of Interstate 95.