Elise Stolte: Audit into city payment system illustrates need for workplace respect

The City of Edmonton got more bad news about workplace harassment Thursday, along with a good example of how it can affect the bottom line.
Last July, accounts payable office co-ordinator Darlene Woodham came to council to say she and seven of her co-workers were driven to tears by a manager who wouldn’t believe their concerns. They were trying to raise the alert about issues they saw in the new city invoice payment system.
Instead, they got blamed for not doing their job pr