The Department for Education and Skills had the worst record on bullying...

Civil servants face high levels of bullying and dissatisfaction, June 2006. This article first appeared in Occupational Health magazine.

Government statistics have revealed high levels of bullying, dissatisfaction and low morale among workers across Whitehall and the Civil Service. At the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), a third of around 75,000 employees did not believe their working environment was "healthy and safe".

The Public and Commercial Services union said it was unsurprised at the high levels of dissatisfaction in the DWP. It argued that job cuts and insecurity had caused staff morale to take a hammering. It also warned that many workers in the department, where some 30,000 jobs are being cut as part of the Gershon efficiency reforms, had little or no confidence in their senior management...

The Department for Education and Skills had the worst record on bullying and harassment, with 15% of staff saying they had suffered in the past 12 months...

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