The number of lawyers contacting U.K. and Northern Ireland mental health charity LawCare for support regarding workplace bullying has increased by 70% in one year.

In its latest annual report, LawCare said that it had received 80 calls about workplace bullying in 2019, compared with 47 in 2018. It added that two thirds of people who contacted LawCare about bullying said they were being bullied by a manager or superior.