30 July 2012, 300712, witness bullying, work colleagues, workplace bullying
Q. Over the last 2 or 3 years, have you been subjected to bullying at work or witnessed bullying of any of your work colleagues?
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
Full time workers |
Part time workers |
|
| I have been bullied at work |
13% |
10% |
15% |
14% |
16% |
7% |
14% |
14% |
| I have witnessed bullying at work |
19% |
19% |
19% |
23% |
21% |
12% |
25% |
20% |
| Total bullied/witnessed bullying |
26% |
25% |
27% |
30% |
30% |
15% |
34% |
25% |
| No, I haven’t been bullied or witnessed bullying |
55% |
56% |
55% |
56% |
58% |
49% |
62% |
64% |
| I don’t work |
15% |
14% |
16% |
5% |
10% |
35% |
– |
– |
| Don’t know |
4% |
5% |
2% |
9% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
11% |
26% of respondents said they had been bullied or witnessed bullying in the workplace over the last 2-3 years. 15% of women and 16% of people aged 35-54 said they had personally been bullied.
34% of full-time workers and 25% of part-time workers said they had been bullied or witnessed bullying. Levels of bullying were similar across income groups.
30 July 2012, 300712, clients, customers, employers, managers, work colleagues, workplace bullying, workplace harrassment, workplace issue
If been bullied or witnessed bullying –
Q. Was the bullying coming from –
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
Full time workers |
Part time workers |
|
| Managers or employers |
65% |
67% |
64% |
61% |
69% |
69% |
63% |
74% |
| Other work colleagues |
48% |
45% |
50% |
51% |
48% |
48% |
43% |
44% |
| Customers or clients |
15% |
16% |
14% |
18% |
16% |
5% |
14% |
23% |
| Other people |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
* |
2% |
1% |
68% of those who had been bullied or witnessed bullying in the workplace said the bullying was done by managers or employers and 48% said it was coming from colleagues.
Part-time workers were more likely to say the bullying was coming from managers/employers (74%).