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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 July 2023. It was answered by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Employment: Bullying

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an estimate of the number of working days that have been potentially lost due to bullying in the workplace in each of the last five years.

Answer

The department does not conduct research on the scale and impact of workplace bullying, including online.

Acas has published independent research which estimates the cost of workplace conflict more broadly. This measured conflicts at various stages and goes further than just bullying and harassment, including costs of mediation, absences and reduced productivity. This is available at: https://www.acas.org.uk/estimating-the-costs-of-workplace-conflict-report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
193518
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Bullying Employment Lost working days
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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