INTRODUCTION

Workplace bullying is verbal, physical, social or psychological abuse by your employer or

manager, another person or group of people at work. Workplace bullying can happen in any
type of workplace, from offices to shops, cafes, restaurants, workshops, community groups
and government organizations. Workplace bullying can happen to volunteers, work
experience students, interns, apprentices, casual and permanent employees. One of the
main explanations for why bullying occurs emphasizes characteristics associated with the
workplace environment, including job design. Specifically, prior research has linked bullying
to work-related factors and stressors such as job insecurity, workload, role conflict,
ambiguity, and cognitive demands of the job. Other investigations, however, have not found
a consistent association between bullying and such role-related stressors. Some other
reasons that cause bullies in the workplace are because the bullies regard it as a pleasure
for themselves while the victim of the bullying experiences discomfort and feels stressed at
work but most cases of bullying in the workplace actually stem from different races. For
example, a rubber glove company, Top Glove wants to take internship students in its
company to undergo practical training, but there are problems arising between leaders and
internship students. The head of the department does not do justice to the students because
they are just practical training students. Leaders told them to work overtime and give shorter
breaks than promised on the pretext of wanting to make them diligent and competent
workers in the future. For another example, a victim of bullying may be bullied in the
workplace for receiving a lot of positive attention for work. Maybe the victim is someone who
smart, assertive, creative, and often contributes new and innovative ideas or maybe works
harder and gets recognition for hard work. Maybe the victim is also moving through the
project quickly while others are struggling. All of these things attract the attention of bullies at
work. However, bullying in the workplace is wrong under company law and stern action can
be taken against this problem. Based on the act bullying and harassment is behavior that
makes someone feel intimidated or offended. Harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act
2010. Employers are responsible for preventing bullying and harassment - they’re liable for
any harassment suffered by their employees. Anti-bullying and harassment policies can help
prevent problems. Acas has produced a booklet for employers, including advice on setting
up a policy as well as how to recognize, deal with and prevent bullying and harassment.