Workplace banter can be a problematic area. Different people have different views about what is acceptable. Words which would have gone unchallenged in the past, and which many people may have viewed as "banter", in a number of cases will now be almost universally unacceptable. The problem can be that sometimes people are not aware of changes in what is acceptable. This can result in comments, perhaps intended to be humorous or lighthearted, but which cause a great deal of of

Being bullied massively impacts on a person’s life, and not only at work but also their home life. Bullying at work can take many forms, from leaving endless post-it notes on a desk with unreasonable demands, to repeatedly undermining a colleague in team meetings, to shouting and swearing and even reducing a colleague to tears. It happens, and it happens frequently. There is a saying that “one person’s bullying is another person’s tough management”. But where is that line dra