Position Vacant for Bully

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Position Vacant for Bully
Psychometric testing is being used to identify bullies - then give them jobs.
The revelation came as a clinical psychologist revealed profiling could identify "psychotic bullies" who terrorise workplaces.
Greg Chilvers from the NSW Police Association says a NSW employer used psychometric testing to select "a bully" after another applicant was rejected on the grounds that she lacked aggression and had too much empathy.
Chilvers identified the employer as a leading state government agency but said he wasn't able to name it publicly. He did, however, say it was not the NSW Police Service.
The claim was made at an anti-bullying conference, which launched the NSW Labor Council's Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Charter.
The Charter has been developed to give workplaces a "road map" towards developing anti-bullying policies and was a response to what the Labor Council has identified as the number one OHS issue.
"The changes to the workplace over the last 20 years have created an environment that pits worker against worker," says Labor Council secretary John Robertson. "We wouldn't allow kids to bully in the playground, so why should we allow it at work."
Clinical psychologist Keryl Egan told the conference bullies came in three types - 'accidental' bullies who bully when they're under stress, 'destructive' bullies who lash out when challenged, and 'psychotic bullies', who bully "because they can".
John McPhilbin, a former Chubb Security employee who blew the whistle on bullying at the security firm, described how bullying had destroyed his emotional and physical health.
He dedicated his speech to the family of Linda Costa, who committed suicide after bullying and harassment at the Speedo factory in Windsor.
Linda's two daughters, Aimee and Melissa, attended the conference and told Workers Online of the need for the perpetrators of bullying to be prosecuted.
"Our mum is dead as a result of bullying," says Aimee Costa. "But we want to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else."