Nevertheless, most SW did not report the incidents to the police. Comparing the non-victims with victims, we found that victims, particularly those of multiple crimes, are younger, more often foreigners from extra-EU countries, in an illegal situation and needed to work face to face during ...
This article deals with employees' right to freedom of association and their protection against victimisation when exercising this right in the workplace. First it explains the concepts of "freedom of association" and "victimisation". It then considers the protecti...
A survey of Coventry Council staff has revealed that 85 per cent had experienced bullying in the past year - all of which involved a manager, according to GMB. The union is demanding urgent action and has submitted the results of the survey to the council's HR department in a bid to sol...
Increasing recognition is being given to the fact that the workplace is a common setting for criminal victimisation, including the use of violence. According to the 1988 British Crime Survey retail staff were twice as likely as 'average' workers to be assaulted at work (Mayhew et al, 1989)....