62% of staff bullied or intimidated but ‘too scared to report’

Six out of 10 employees have been bullied at work but most are too frightened to report it, it has emerged.

More than 40% claimed to have been bullied by their manager, according to research conducted by employment law consultancy, Peninsula Ireland.

A survey conducted among 524 employees over the last three months revealed: 62% felt bullied or intimidated in the workplace; 43% claimed to have been bullied by their manager; and 67% were too frightened to report the bullying.