By Afua Hirsch, guardian.co.uk
The recession has seen a big increase in bullying at work, the Guardian has learned. One in 10 employees experience workplace bullying and harassment, according to the conciliation service Acas, while a survey by the union Unison reports that more than one-third of workers said they were bullied in the past six [...]

By Tali Arbel, Post-Bulletin
The recession is creating a “blank check” for office bullies, said one employee advocate.
The downturn’s layoffs might make a bad situation worse for victims, said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group.
Namie is the author of the “The Bully at Work.” It was originally published in [...]

By Cheryl Dolan and Faith Oliver, Harvard Business Publishing
The total jobless rate in the US is 10.2%, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As the number of employees dwindles, companies are requiring fewer people to do more work, burdening an already stressed workforce.
Bullies, especially bullying bosses, are unaffordable. According [...]

By Dr. Gary Namie, examiner.com
Bullying apologists — who thrive in the business press — have been quick to declare the end of workplace bullying. So, the Workplace Bullying Institute used a survey to answer the question: Are bullies swept up in current layoffs more than the targets they bully?
As an example, Joe Queenan wrote in [...]

By Barbara Bowes, WinnipegFreePress.com
In today’s fast-paced world and challenging economy, corporate and institutional leaders, executive directors of not-for-profit agencies and board members for that matter, must be more alert to the potential organizational culture changes that can occur when everyone is under extreme distress. For instance, has your employee turnover rate increased? If so, are [...]

By Sinead Nolan, Irish Independent
Alena* (27) sits at her desk trying to hide her tears. Having moved to Ireland from Germany three years ago she joined a large Dublin firm. Pretty and confident she only began to experience bullying two years into her job when everything seemed to be going well.
“It started about last July, [...]

By Joe Queenan, The Wall Street Journal
Until recently, the problem of the jerk in the workplace seemed to be a matter of paramount national importance. The knuckleheads, slobs and social misfits in question were those maddening coworkers who talked too loudly on the phone, cavalierly invaded other people’s space, came to colleagues with their most [...]

By Tali Arbel, WashingtonPost.com
BULLY WATCH: The recession is creating a “blank check” for office bullies, said one employee advocate.
The downturn’s layoffs – job rolls have shrunk by 6 million since the recession’s start – may make a bad situation worse for victims, said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group. [...]

By Emily Baucum, OzarksFirst.com
We’ve all had hard-to-please bosses, but what do you do when your boss’ behavior is abusive?
A bully boss is not someone who is pushing you to do your best. It’s someone who is always right, always needs to win and makes personal attacks.
It boils down to a power struggle. Here’s how you [...]