Violence at Work is Never Out of The News

April 2009 Four in 10 teachers have faced verbal or physical aggression from a pupil's parent or guardian, according to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers...more

Nov 2008 Welcome to the independent home of the 5th National Ban Bullying at work day campaign.Workplace bullying is a silent disease affecting millions of people throughout the UK. Nobody is immune, so turning a blind eye or a deaf ear is no longer an option...more

Oct 2008 Majority of shopworkers face verbal abuse. Over half (56%) of shopworkers have suffered verbal abuse from customers in the past year, according to the latest survey by shopworkers' union, Usdaw.Contrary to popular belief, it's not just 'hoodies' who are responsible for such anti-social behaviour. Usdaw, the shopworkers' union, says that violence and abuse against shopworkers is often caused by the most unlikely perpetrators...more

July 2007 A third of nurses working alone in the community have been assaulted or harassed in the last two years, says the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)It surveyed 1,000 nurses who sometimes work alone and found 52% also felt the risk of abuse had risen in this time...more

July 2008 At least one attack was reported every day on railway staff in Southern England in April and June, police say. A total of 110 incidents were reported at stations across Kent, Surrey, south London, Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset...more

Feb 2007 PUB landlords and bar staff are being attacked and intimidated by under-age drinkers they refuse to serve, a survey showed yesterday.In total, 53 per cent said they had been abused by punters in the last 12 months.Bar staff claim the rise in violence is because of the Government's crackdown on serving youngsters. Ministers have threatened £5,000 fines and six months jail to anyone caught selling alcohol to under-18s...more

Mar 2008 Pupils in state schools and colleges are becoming more unruly with one in 10 teachers saying they have been attacked and injured by violent pupils, a union warned yesterday.The Association of Teachers and Lecturers surveyed 800 members across the UK and found two-thirds believed standards of behaviour were getting worse, despite repeated government attempts to crack down on poor discipline....more

Feb 2007 Some 75,000 NHS employees were attacked last year, at a cost to the health service of more than £100 million. The total cost to the NHS is equivalent to the salaries of 4,500 nurses, the programme calculated, when factors such as absenteeism, extra training and security and legal bills are taken into account...more.

Jan 2008 Bullying in the workplace is 'endemic' in the UK, affecting 80 per cent of employees, the Samaritans has warned. The charity said a third of those it surveyed were so unhappy they had considered leaving their job...more

The latest shocking news from a RCN survey (published Feb 28^th 2006) suggests nurses are at breaking point.more

A City worker employed in a "department from hell" has won about £800,000 damages for bullying.more

Litigation and injuries prompt joint industry initiative on physical intervention Standards in physical intervention for door supervisors and barstaff are being set for the first time by guidelines due to be published this autumn. more