According to new research by Fox & Partners, the number of UK Employment Tribunal claims containing allegations of bullying has increased 44% from 581 to a record high of 835 in the past 12 months. Our partner Ivor Adair says workplace bullying claims have risen in part due to a growth in ‘toxic work cultures’ at some organisations, where strategies for identifying and dealing with problematic behaviours and techniques for resolving conflicts have broken down in transformed working environments.
You can read the full press release here and also read how the story has been covered by The Times, Bloomberg, Personnel Today, The Daily Telegraph, HR Magazine and People Management.