British benefits offices plagued by violence - survey

A large number of staff in Jobcentres, Benefit Offices and the combined Jobcentre Plus offices in Britain have all had to deal with violence at work, according to new research out today.

The survey of 5,000 Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) staff, commissioned by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and Safetell Ltd revealed that 49% of the respondents had personally experienced violence at work in the last year.