Last experience and duration of
workplace bullying
Over four in ten (42%) workers who have experienced workplace bullying are currently or have
recently experienced it (within the last 12 months). For more than a third of workers (40%) who
experienced bullying, the bullying went on for more than a year.
LAST EXPERIENCE OF WORKPLACE BULLYING %
27
18
15
14
10
8
6
2
It is currently
happening
1 to 12
months ago
Between 1 to
2 years ago
Between 2 to
3 years ago
Between 3 to
4 years ago
Between 4 to
5 years ago
More than 5
years ago
Don’t recall
DURATION OF WORKPLACE BULLYING %
20
15
11
It was a
one-off
13
12
8
Less than a
month
8
1 to 3
months
4 to 6
months
7 to 12
months
1 to 2
years
3 to 4
years
7
5 to 10
years
5
More than
10 years
Base: Respondents who have experienced bullying in the workplace (1,183)
Q13 When did you last experience the bullying/any of these negative behaviours/this negative behaviour?
Q14 Now thinking about the bullying/the negative behaviours about how long did it go/has it gone on for?
KANTAR PUBLIC 2022
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