Bullying rife in NZ workplaces, study shows

Bullying rife in NZ workplaces, study shows
Professor Jarrod Harr's research was based on a representative sample of NZ workers. (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
More than nine in 10 New Zealand workers have experienced intermittent workplace bullying in the past year, according to new research.Professor Jarrod Haar, a professor of management and Māori business at Massey University, released a summary of his findings on Friday.Only 8.6% of respondents said they hadn’t been bullied, 24.2% said on average they were bullied monthly, and just under 10% experienced bullying weekly or more.In some industries, including farm, forestry and garden workers and arts and media professionals, more than 25% of...

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