Is violence at work an employer’s responsibility?

According to the British Crime Survey by the Home Office, there are more than a million violent incidents at work each year in England and Wales. About a quarter of these involved physical assault resulting in injury.

Postal workers' union CWU is calling for swift action to deal with the 'growing menace' of assaults on postal delivery staff. Speaking after a vicious assault left a Bradford delivery worker requiring hospital treatment, CWU national health and safety officer Dave Joyce said:... (543 more words)

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