One too many? | Firms urged to cut down on booze at parties amid misconduct scandals

Businesses are being urged to curb the amount of alcohol served at work events, after a new survey shed light on the number of employees acting inappropriately towards colleagues.

The warning from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) coincides with the release of a new poll suggesting a third of managers have witnessed harassment or inappropriate behaviour at work parties.

The survey, which gathered the thoughts of more than 1,000 managers across the UK, was seen exclusively by the BBC and found that almost one in three managers (29%) report that they have witnessed inappropriate behaviour. 33% percent of women said they had seen this type of behaviour, whereas just over a quarter (26%) of men said the same.

Two fifths of respondents (42%) said work parties should be organised around activities that don't involve alcohol.