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Let's put a stop to bullying at work (Leaflet 314)

This booklet has been produced to help Usdaw Reps who want to raise the issue of workplace bullying with their employer. It also contains information for Usdaw members who are being bullied at work and sets out what can be done to deal with the problem.



Download: Let's put a stop to bullying at work (Leaflet 314)

Date Posted: 12 September 2011

 

 

 

Bullying in the workplace is a widespread and growing problem. Yet it is still mistakenly thought of as something that only happens in the school playground. Bullying affects thousands of working people, as the following statistics show:

  • A recent survey by Unison found that more than one third of UK workers had been bullied at work within the last six months – this is double the figure from a survey carried out 12 years earlier.
  • Research by the TUC has shown that almost half (47%) of UK employees have witnessed bullying at work.
  • The same survey estimated that workplace bullying contributes to the loss of 18 million working days every year.

Bullying is a daily reality and a serious issue for many Usdaw members. It can take many forms, and is often carried out by people in a position of power such as supervisors and managers.

Usdaw’s Freedom From Fear campaign has also drawn attention to the risk of violence and abuse from the public that is faced by shopworkers on a daily basis. Usdaw’s recent survey revealed that one in three shopworkers had been on the receiving end of abuse in the last month.

The Union is working with its members and with employers to ensure that our members are treated with dignity and respect at work. The central messages of Usdaw’s campaign against bullying at work are:

  • You do not have to put up with it.
  • Your employer has a duty to protect you.
  • There can never be any excuse for bullying at work in any form.

For further information talk to your Usdaw rep or get in touch with your nearest Usdaw office. Alternatively, contact:

The Equalities Section
Usdaw
188 Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M14 6LJ
Tel: 0161-224 2804

Alternatively, you can e-mail the Equalities Department and also join Usdaw online. 

Let's put a stop to bullying at work (Leaflet 314) was correct at date of publication September 2011.