ONE IN SEVEN CLAIM THEY ARE BULLIED AT WORK.

One in seven people in the work force, a total of three and a half million people, claim they have been bullied in their current jobs.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has released the results of a new survey undertaken for the union, which highlights the issue of bullying in the work place. The survey indicates that one in seven people are bullied in their current jobs. While one in five employees believe that bullying is an issue where they work.

According to the survey men are more likely to be bullied at work (17%) than women (12%). While those people aged between 45 and 54 are also more vulnerable to being bullied at work (19%), followed closely by individuals aged between 35-44 years old (17%). The survey suggested that individuals aged between 25-34 years are in fact the least likely to face bullying in the work place.

The survey also suggested that it is not the low or highly paid who are mostly likely to be bullied, but instead those earning between £20,000 and £60,000 were the most affected (17%).

Mental Health at Work

The UK Government today released guidance on ‘Common mental health problems: Supporting school staff by taking positive action.’ The document – which was written in cooperation with Teacher Support Network – outlines how to deal positively with common mental health problems amongst teachers and other school staff. See a summary of the report here.

Publicly Accessible CEAP Directory to Launch July 1st

EAPA and the EACC are now offering a CEAP Directory on EAPA's website beginning July 1, 2008, listing all those CEAPs who are current and who have elected to be included in the directory. Colleagues, potential employers, and the general public will have free access to this information, allowing them to identify and contact certified EAPs as the need arises.

A useful move.

If you are a CEAP and would like to be included in this directory, you can register by visiting: http://www.eapassn.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1066

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