The ACT Greens have released the results of their ACT Workplace Bullying Survey, finding that workplace bullying is rife in most workplaces.

 

The key findings of the survey are:

  • 75% of the 135 respondents said they had experienced workplace bullying and 63% of these incidents occurred in the last 12 months;
  • 79% of respondents said they had witnessed bullying in the workplace;
  • Almost half of all incidents went unreported;
  •  85% of people who reported bullying incidents said they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the response they received.

 

“The survey results not only show that bullying remains a real problem in ACT workplaces, but that bullying incidents commonly go unreported. People who do report bulling incidents are frequently dissatisfied with the response they receive,” said Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson, Amanda Bresnan.

 

The report found that 82 per cent of all respondents want WorkSafe ACT to employ inspectors who specialise in workplace bullying.

 

“Bullying is an issue that is seriously affecting people’s health and wellbeing, and costing billions of dollars a year in lost productivity. We’ll continue to pursue this issue because we know there are significant positive gains to be made,” Ms Bresnan concluded.