Bullying at work Those who can, do. Those who can't, bully. Purpose of bullying The purpose of bullying is to hide inadequacy. Bullying has nothing to do with managing, achievement of tasks, team working, etc. It is always the bully who is weak, inadequate, and underperforming.
Bullying prevents employees fulfilling their duties.
See survey results online . In 1999 there were over 104,000 applications to employment tribunal - every year 1 in every 250 jobs ends in a tribunal. Each year around 12 children commit suicide because of bullying at school which the responsible adults are failing to deal with. Each year 5000 adults commit suicide in the UK - the highest rate in Europe. Suicide is the largest killer of males aged 18-24 having taken over from road traffic accidents.