Quarter of employees have been bullied at work, survey finds

Experts say organisations need to ‘drive sustainable change’ and build a healthy workplace culture

More than a quarter of employees reported being bullied despite a general increase in wellbeing, a new report has revealed.

In a survey of 4,000 employees, conducted by Bupa in February, 26 per cent of workers said they had experienced being bullied in the last three years – a rise of 12 percentage points compared to the number of cases reported in the three years up to 2019 (14 per cent).

This figure was even higher in certain sectors, with 33 per cent of employees in retail, 30 per cent in transportation and 29 per cent in the education sectors reporting they experienced bullying at work.

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