Posts Tagged ‘Bullying’


New research has revealed that many employees feel as though they are being bullied at work.
Conducted by Reabur, the survey found that 21 per cent of workers think their boss picks on them in the office.
Similarly, 28 per cent feel as though they are victimised by a fellow employee, with women more likely to experience [...]

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Every week, more than one in ten UK employees claim to have suffered rude behaviour in the workplace, new research by a HR professor has revealed.
According to the Telegraph, Charlotte Rayner, a professor of human resources management at Portsmouth University Business School, has been researching the issue of workplace bullying since the 1990s.
And while she [...]

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

HR departments may want to adjust their workplace bullying strategies as a survey has revealed that it is an issue for 70 per cent of employees.
The survey questioned close to 1,000 employees on the subject and found that 34 per cent were reluctant to make a stand and were concerned about the repercussions of reporting [...]

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Employers are being encouraged to start 2009 with a resolution to keep their staff healthy.
That is the advice issued by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), which has suggested that employers should look to promote a “good safety culture” and encourage a healthy work life balance.
According to the IOSH, keeping employees fit and [...]

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Postmen are being told to walk faster when delivering post to ensure they complete their rounds quicker, according to a union.
A new software system which calculates the optimum post load that can be delivered, is commanding Royal Mail workers to walk at four miles per hour.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says the system [...]

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Businesses need to raise awareness of bullying in the workplace and managers should be trained to deal with situations, a charity says.
Key people, such as harassment advisers and investigators, need to be put in place to help prevent torment, according to the Andrea Adams Trust.
Research by the organisation, which focuses on bullying behaviour, [...]

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Bullying in the workplace is a brutal form of psychological intimidation which goes on day after day in several companies, according to a charity. People are afraid to say they are being bullied at work and use words such as ’strong management’ and ‘personality clash’ to cover it up, the Andrea Adams Trust, which supports [...]

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Conflict in the workplace is costing employers billions of pounds every year, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the business psychology firm OPP.The study reveals that the average employee spends two hours a week dealing with some form of conflict, which is resulting in £24 billion [...]

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

It is important that managers are trained to tackle discrimination in the workplace in order to avoid tribunals, it has been claimed.According to Jean Kelly of Jean Kelly Consultancy, managers have responsibilities in relation to workplace discrimination and they must be made aware of these."Managers need to set the standard of behaviour, lead by example [...]

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

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In the build up to September’s Stress Prevention and Mental Wellbeing event and October’s Employee Wellbeing Forum, Helen Lockett, Director of Programmes, Centre for Mental Health, discusses the impact of mental ill health in the workplace.
At any one time, one worker in six will be experiencing a mental health condition, such as depression or anxiety. [...]

As part of the build up to September’s Employer Branding Summit, HRreview features a piece by Tim Bleszynski & Ebenezer Banful of New Brand Tribalism which – among other topics – considers how a brand can be a powerful tool in employee engagement and loyalty.
“Every business has a soul, a spirit, energy of its own [...]

As part of the build up to October’s Employee Wellbeing Forum 2010, Donald Campbell , Marketing Manager for Team London Bridge, a Business Improvement District, explains the importance of employee retention
It is increasingly prevalent in today’s society that managers find employee retention an ongoing struggle. In the past, employees used to stay in the [...]

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