Workplace bullying seems to be in the news this week – can’t think why.
As an employment lawyer I have a problem with bullying. Let me rephrase that. I find it difficult to talk about bullying because there is no legal concept of bullying as such. An employee can’t put ‘workplace bullying’ on an employment tribunal claim form and expect to get anywhere.Proving that you have been bullied at work – whatever that means – does not in itself mean that you have any legal claims at all.
