Culture | Workplace abuse in the new world of working

By Tracey Ward, Head of Business development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits

Abuse, either domestic, in a workplace setting, or virtual working, is a major problem that makes lives intolerable. It can lead to mental and physical ill-health and can be seen in a lack of morale, performance and engagement.

A zero-tolerance approach to abuse in the workplace is taken as read, but with the blurring of lines between work and home, how can organisations strive to support employees more effectively in the hybrid working framework? And where can their provider partners help?

This is undoubtedly an incredibly complex problem that requires a multi-faceted response. But it’s a question that we have noticed is increasingly being asked by the organisations we work with, in terms of: “what can our provider partners offer in the way of support?”. In this article, we endeavour to answer that question. But first, some context.