What are possible effects of workplace bullying?
Health effects The reactions of individual workers will vary. It is possible that workers who are bullied will experience some of the following health effects: • Stress, anxiety or sleep disturbance • Ill health or fatigue • Panic attacks or impaired ability to make decisions • Incapacity to work, concentration problems, loss of self-confidence and self-esteem or reduced output and performance • Depression or a sense of isolation • Physical injury • Reduced quality of home and family life • Hypersensitivity • Post traumatic stress syndrome • In extreme cases, risk of suicide. Other effects Other effects of bullying can be considerable direct and indirect cost for organisations. There may be a high turnover or low morale in areas where bullying occurs. In addition to the direct cost of recruiting and training new staff or remediation to resolve the problem, there can be: • Lost productivity that occurs when people are absent from work or not working to full capacity • Cost associated wi
