5th September 2008
One in seven people admits to being bullied in their current job, while one in five says that bullying is an issue at their place of work, according to new research.
A YouGov study for the TUC found that bullying is most prevalent in the private sector, where 19% of people said that they were targets, compared to 12% in private companies and just 8% in the voluntary sector.
In addition, professional and associate professional workers are the most likely to be bullied; something the TUC believes is due to the large numbers of these workers in public sector jobs such as teaching and NHS positions.
The research also revealed that men (16%) are more likely to be bullied than women (12%). It suggests that those in middle-ranking jobs (earning £20,000 to £60,000) and the older age groups (45 to 54-year-olds) are most in the firing line and report the most bullying.
The TUC says the figures mean that 3.5 million people across the country are facing workplace bullying.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "This level of bullying at work is completely unacceptable.
"Every organisation needs to have an anti-bullying policy, and every manager should ensure that there is zero-tolerance of bullying either by line managers or workmates."
The TUC said that bullying could take a variety of forms, including shouting at staff, making the same person the regular butt of jokes, excluding and ignoring someone and their views, or simple overworking.
More than 3 million bullied at work, study claims
A YouGov study for the TUC found that bullying is most prevalent in the private sector, where 19% of people said that they were targets, compared to 12% in private companies and just 8% in the voluntary sector.
In addition, professional and associate professional workers are the most likely to be bullied; something the TUC believes is due to the large numbers of these workers in public sector jobs such as teaching and NHS positions.
The research also revealed that men (16%) are more likely to be bullied than women (12%). It suggests that those in middle-ranking jobs (earning £20,000 to £60,000) and the older age groups (45 to 54-year-olds) are most in the firing line and report the most bullying.
The TUC says the figures mean that 3.5 million people across the country are facing workplace bullying.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "This level of bullying at work is completely unacceptable.
"Every organisation needs to have an anti-bullying policy, and every manager should ensure that there is zero-tolerance of bullying either by line managers or workmates."
The TUC said that bullying could take a variety of forms, including shouting at staff, making the same person the regular butt of jokes, excluding and ignoring someone and their views, or simple overworking.
Tags: Employment
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