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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Making staff aware of the grievance policies in place within their organisation can help employers tackle the problem of workplace bullying, it has been suggested.According to Wendy Parker, north-east area director of the arbitration service Acas, companies may have effective policies and procedures in place but staff may not know about them."Workers need to be [...]