RESOURCES

Advisory Bodies: Research Papers

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Seeking better solutions: tackling bullying and ill-treatment in Britain’s workplaces: ACAS Policy Discussion Paper November 2015 Justine Evesson and Sarah Oxenbridge (Employment Research Australia), David Taylor (Acas) 

CIPD Report - Managing conflict in the modern workplace January 2020

The latest research on conflict management examines the current state of working relationships in UK organisations.  The report draws on the views and experiences of employers and employees, gathered from surveys and focus groups conducted by YouGov.  The findings draw attention to the critical issue of bullying and harassment in UK workplaces, and the devastating impact unfair treatment can have on individuals and organisations.

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How do we build community cohesion when Hate Crime is on the increase? This 2019 report was commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hate Crime in recognition that Hate Crime is one of the least reported categories of crime, but one that can do the most harm to our communities and societies.

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Cyberbullying

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2020 Special Report: Cyberbullying in the Age of COVID-19  The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has thrown the world into a new and unprecedented era of uncertainty, financial instability and chaos. Professionally, many of us have had to transition to a completely new virtual workplace. Students are struggling to complete their studies from home, a true challenge in any era.

The Wireless Report 2014 by Ditch the Label one of the UK’s most comprehensive reports into the ways in which young people aged 13-25 are currently engaging with and abusing smartphone technology. This report uncovers new facts and figures surrounding the rates of young people engaging in sexting and the distribution of naked imagery, along with abuse received and reported on some of the most popular smartphone exclusive social network apps.  Taken from a sample of over 1,000 young people from across the United Kingdom. 

Online Harms White Paper April 2019. The government wants the UK to be the safest place in the world to go online, and the best place to start and grow a digital business.

Response to the initial consultation on the Online Harms White Paper, published February 2020.  Two thirds of adults in the UK are concerned about content online, and close to half say that they have seen hateful content in the past year. Online abuse can have a severe impact on people’s lives and is often targeted at the most vulnerable in our society. Cyberbullying has been shown to have psychological and emotional impact.

Adult Online Hate, Harassment and Abuse: A Rapid Evidence Assessment June 2019.  Published by University of East London, London School of Economics and the UK Council for Internet Safety

Don’t Feed the Trolls: How to Deal with Hate on Social Media by the Center for Countering Digital Hate 2019

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Independent Research

Workplace Bullying Grievance Research by DignityWorks.  An analysis of actual grievance data from 81 local government organisations for a period of 6 years totalling over 300,000 employees 

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Health & Safety Laboratory Bullying at work: a review of the literature 2006. Research indicates that bullied employees report significantly more symptoms of psychological stress and mental fatigue than non-bullied employees. Bullying seems to have a number of negative individual consequences in the form of stress and poor mental health.

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Research by Sector

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Charities

Following revelations over recent years about exploitation and abusive organisational cultures within the charity sector, there has been a rise in public and political concern about the possibility of misconduct taking place within charities, including bullying behaviour.  This report shines a light on the experiences of people who have been bullied in a charity workplace. It highlights the emotional harm it causes, making six recommendations to create safer systems, processes and cultures.

In Plain Sight: Workplace bullying in charities and the implications for leadership June 2019

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Parliament

The first report was commissioned in 2018 to investigate bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff.  The Cox Report led to the commissioning of 2 further independent inquiries into Parliamentary staff, and the House of Lords.  The findings led to the 3 key recommendations of the Cox Report being implemented, including the establishment of an independent panel for bullying and harassment complaints.

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THE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT OF HOUSE OF COMMONS STAFF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY REPORT DAME LAURA COX DBE 15 October 2018.

Bullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary Staff Independent Inquiry Report by Gemma White QC, published 11 July 2019

AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO BULLYING AND HARASSMENT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS REPORT BY NAOMI ELLENBOGEN QC: 10 JULY 2019

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