CIPD: 40% OF BULLIED STAFF BLAME LINE MANAGERS
Line managers are most likely to be responsible for workplace bullying, and are often a source of conflict or make conflict worse, finds a survey from the CIPD.
Two-fifths (40%) of employees who’d experienced bullying and harassment at work said their line manager was responsible, says a report from the CIPD.
The survey of more than 2,000 employers and staff explored their experiences of conflict at work over the last three years.
Some 29% said a colleague within their team was responsible for bullying, 18% cited colleagues elsewhere in the organisation, and 5% pointed...