Protection of employees from workplace bul-lying should be a priority for employers as a matter of good management – and also to limit liability under health and safety, industrial relations and equality legislation.
A survey carried out in 2000 by the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions in the 15 member states of the European Union reported that 9% of workers reported being subject to intimidation in the workplace and 2% of respondents reported sexual harassment. An Irish research survey in 2001 reported that one in every 12 workers in Ireland had experienced bullying.
