Andy

I don’t know but I would hazard a guess that there isn’t. However, in my experience I would suggest that the majority of bullying is not formally unreported within organisations and/or that formal action isn’t taken either because the person who has alleged that they are being bullied don’t want to go down the formal route (although they want the bullying to stop) or because there isn’t sufficient evidence to proceed with a formal complaint.

I have myself been subjected to bullying, although I didn’t initially recognise that it was bullying!! Having subsequently ‘read up’ on the subject the person that was bullying me displayed all of the classic characteristics of a bully. Bully’s can be extremely devious, ‘Jeckyl and Hyde’ characters, and their bullying behaviour can also be very very subtle, to the extent that even if you presented what they had done ‘as evidence’ it wouldn’t necessarily be recognised by others as bullying. Once they find your vulnerability, they will exploit it; relentlessly.

Bullying can be a ‘killer’ and I regard bullying as a legitimate health and safety issue. People who have been bullied can also become ‘sensitised and this can be difficult to ‘break’. Bullying can have a profound, lasting, potentially permanent effect t on those being bullied, or who have been bullied. People who allege that they are being bullied need to be taken seriously, and it is really important that you try and understand the often subtle mechanisms employed by bullies, and the fact that the bullying can be so so subtle that it is difficult for others to recognise.

Bullying should have no place in the workplace, although unfortunately I fear it is far more commonplace than any records are likely to reflect. My own experience of bullying has enabled me to understand, empathise and sympathise with others who have or are being bullied and I have been fortunate to have been able to help them to cope and deal with it. It isn't always easy though, the 'bully/bullied' relationship can be very complex, and you may need to use 'professsional' help to assist.

Opps, my post should have read "..majority of bullying is not formally REPORTED.." caps used for emphasis in correction

Andy

This recently-published title may provide you with a host of well-researched sources as the editor is a good researcher:

'Workplace Bullying: Symptoms and Solutions' ed N Tehrani, Routledge, 2012

I've just checked that it's available on Amazon

Depending on your purpose(s), you may find it useful to read articles in Volume 4, Issue 1 of the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, which is dedicated to 'understanding the context of workplace health management as it relates to workplace bullying'.

It was published by Emerald, www.emeraldinsight.com