Beating the office bully

  • Over one in three employees has been a victim of workplace bullying
  • Increased financial pressures on businesses is creating workplace stress
  • Competition for work is creating a hostile environment for many employees
  • Experts recommend five tactics for deflecting office bullies

Workplace bullying is on the rise thanks to the effects of the recession, but there are some key self defence tactics employees can use to beat the office bullies, reports Jamie-Natalie Cross.

Reports of workplace bullying have doubled over the past ten years and more than one in three employees have fallen victim to intimidation in the workplace in the past six months, according to figures from public sector union Unison.

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