Support Anti Bullying Week 13 November 2017




November 13 to 17 is anti-bullying week.  It is the ideal time to make a commitment to help stamp out bullying and harassment.  Review your policies, Schedule Refresher Training and help stamp out bullying and harassment.

Combatting Bullying and Harassment Training from Concrew Training

DID YOU KNOW ?

  • 1.5 million young people (50%) have been bullied within the past year.
  • 145,800 (19%) of these were bullied EVERY DAY.
  • People who have been bullied are almost twice as likely to bully others
  • Twice as many boys as girls bully (66% of males vs. 31% females).
  • 57% of female respondents have been bullied,
  • 44% of male respondents have been bullied
  •  59% of respondents who identified as trans have been bullied.
  •  24% of those who have been bullied go on to bully.
  •  Based on their own definition 14% of young people admit to bullying somebody
  • 12% say they bully people daily.
  • 20% of all young people have physically attacked somebody.
  • 44% of young people who have been bullied experience depression.
  • 41% of young people who have been bullied experience social anxiety.
  • 33% of those being bullied have suicidal thoughts.
Above data from the 2016, DITCH THE LABEL 2016 annual bullying survey.  Read their 2017 report here

AND AT WORK ?

  • nearly a third of people (29%) have been bullied at work
  • women (34%) are more likely to be victims of bullying than men (23%)
  • the highest prevalence of workplace bullying is among 40 to 59-year-olds, where 34% of people are affected
  • in nearly three-quarters (72%) of cases the bullying is carried out by a manager
  • more than one in three (36%) people who report being bullied at work leave their job because of it.
  • nearly half (46%) of people say that it has an adverse impact on their performance at work
  • the same proportion believe it has a negative effect on their mental health.
  • more than a quarter (28%) say it has a detrimental effect on them physically,
  • around one in five (22%) have to take time off work as a result of being bullied.
Above data from a TUC survey in 2015

WHAT ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ?

in 2014 local Government News Reported that bullying was rife within local Government:
  • 73% of staff had either been the victim or have witnessed unacceptable behaviour at work.
  • Of these, 89% had been the victims of bullying, with a quarter of those surveyed being confronted with threatening behaviour.
  • One in five staff had also been the victim of sexism, with 11% having to deal with racism in their day-to-day job.
  • Less than half (47%) of those who had experienced or witnessed the inappropriate behaviour had officially reported the incident, with many saying the bullying had actually come from their line manager.
  • For those that did highlight the behaviour to their manager or HR department, 56% said management failed to tackle the problem, with another 8% saying it actually made the situation worse. Only 16% said reporting the behaviour had stopped the problem.
  • For those that did not report the problem, 41% said they were concerned it would escalate the problem. Just under a third also said they feared they may lose their job as a result of the complaint.
  • When asked about the impact austerity measures have had on workplace behaviour, 52% said they thought budget cuts had increased the amount of bullying and inappropriate behaviour at work. The majority (83%) said this was due to increased stress and uncertainties in the workplace, with more than half agreeing managers are more preoccupied with other priorities.
The message is clear #Bullying and #Harassment affects is present is widespread and probably present to some degree in everywhere but we can make a difference, implementing robust anti-bullying policies, training staff and increasing awareness all helps

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