LHC - Bullying at Work

Bullying at work is any form of behaviour which is offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting or is an abuse or misuse of power intended to undermine, humiliate, denigrate or injure individuals or groups. Bullying leads to stress and then to illness and behavioural problems if prolonged. A very high proportion of people subjected to bullying change their job as a result. Bullying is widespread at work. A survey by UNISON revealed that 66 per cent of the respondents had experienced or witnessed bullying. 34 per cent of those bullied reported that it had gone on for more than three years. In over 80 per cent of cases, the bully was a manager. In almost all cases the higher management knew what was going on but did nothing about it.

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