In a recent research study from the Workplace Bullying Institute, nearly one fifth of all American workers reported bullying in the workplace and another 19% witnessed it.
Other powerful findings from the 2017 study:
- 60 million Americans are affected by it
- 70% of perpetrators are men; 60% of targets are women
- Hispanics are the most frequently bullied race
- 61% of bullies are bosses, the majority (63%) operate alone
- 40% of bullied targets are believed to suffer adverse health effects
- 29% of targets remain silent about their experiences
- 71% of employer reactions are harmful to targets
- 60% of coworker reactions are harmful to targets
- To stop it, 65% of targets lose their original jobs
- 77% of Americans support enacting a new law
- 45% report worsening of work relationships, post-Trump election
30-year-old Rhian Collins hanged herself. After 5-month investigation it has been concluded that co-workers made her life “very difficult,” per the report. READ MORE.
A coroner wants a building firm to outline its anti-bullying policy after the widow of, John Broderick, who took his own life at work, said he had been subjected to relentless bullying. READ MORE.
The military has publicly acknowledged Nolan Caribou died by suicide, only after media obtained court records showing he’d endured bullying and harassment at Minto Armoury in Winnipeg. READ MORE.
One former supervisor and close friend of Mr Bradley shared a meal with him two weeks before he died. “He said senior management had pressured him and pushed him and he didn’t want to go full time”, the friend recalled. READ MORE.