Ban bullying

Employment law experts urged employers to tackle bullying in the workplace, as National Ban Bullying Week 2009 took place this week.

 A Unison survey of 7,000 workers found more than one in three had suffered bullying in the last six months.

Mamoon Chaudhary, partner at Oxley and Coward Solicitors in Rotherham, says: “If there’s a problem, [employers] need to take action and deal with negative behaviour. As well as avoiding the cost of employment tribunals, a good working environment pays dividends all round.”