Are you a VICTIM of WORKPLACE BULLYING?

<br /><div class="xn-content"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Targets of WORKPLACE BULLYING lost their jobs 61% of the time</b></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Serious health-harming abuse</b></span></div><br />BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) defined workplace bullying as "abusive conduct that is threatening, intimidating, humiliating, work sabotage or verbal abuse" in its 2014 national survey. Key results: 27% of all adult Americans have directly experienced it, 21% have witnessed it, 56% of perpetrators are bosses, 68% of perpetrators are men, and 60% of targets (recipients) are women. <br /><br />Since WBI introduced workplace bullying to the country in 1997 public awareness has risen to 72% according to the new survey. Similarly positive is that the percentage of bullies who are bosses has declined over the years. <br />Employers do little to stop workplace bullying. The majority (72%) reacted to complaints in inappropriate ways: 25% did not investigate, 31% either discounted it as not serious or considered it routine, 11% defended bullies, and 5% actively encouraged the abuse. <br /><br />In cases where bullying ended, targets lost their jobs 61% of the time — either terminated, forced to quit (constructively discharged), or voluntarily quit. <br /><br />"Unfortunately the victims of this serious health-harming abuse are the ones asked to stop it," says WBI director Dr. Gary Namie, "If there were a law as in Canada and other industrialized nations, employers would have to protect workers." <br />According to the survey an overwhelming majority of Americans (93%) supported enactment of a new law that would protect all workers from repeated abusive mistreatment at work. Only 1% strongly opposed such a measure. <br /><br />Complete results can be downloaded at: <a href="http://www.workplacebullying.org/wbiresearch/wbi-2014-us-survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.workplacebullying.org/wbiresearch/wbi-2014-us-survey/</a> <br /><br />WBI commissioned Zogby Analytics to conduct the survey of a national representative sample of all adult Americans (MOE ± 3.2%). Major funding from OnLock Digital Authentication LLC. <br /><br />WBI is the first and only U.S. organization dedicated to the eradication of workplace bullying that combines help for individuals, research, books, public education, training for professionals-unions-employers, legislative advocacy, and consulting solutions for organizations. workplacebullying.org <br /><br />Contact: Gary Namie, PhD, Workplace Bullying Institute, 360-656-6630 <br /><br />SOURCE The Workplace Bullying Institute </div>

Are you a VICTIM of WORKPLACE BULLYING?

Targets of WORKPLACE BULLYING lost their jobs 61% of the time Serious health-harming abuse BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 25, 2014 /PRNews...

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