National Ban Bullying at Work Day and National Stress Awareness Day coming up on 7 November

With National Ban Bullying at Work Day and National Stress Awareness Day coming up on 7 November, employment relations specialist Acas can provide impartial commentary or advice on how employees and businesses can best tackle these issues.

Workplace bullying
There are lots of misconceptions about bullying. Unfortunately it doesnít end in the playground and often enters the workplace. Bullying does not always happen face to face, new technology has meant an increase in 'virtual' bullying. Acas can provide advice or top tips on a range of bullying issues. These could include how to approach a manager if you are being bullied, how employers can best tackle bullying and harassment and what policies should be in place to ensure that when an issue is identified it is handled correctly.

Stress at work
Stress caused or made worse by issues in the workplace affects millions of people in the UK and employers and employees must do more to identify and tackle it. Acas can provide commentary on the main causes of stress in the workplace and advice on what steps can be taken by employers and employees to alleviate the problem.

Free downloadable guides on both issues can be found at