Bullying in the workplace is one of the biggest reasons lawsuits are brought against employers. Research suggests employers themselves engage in bullying behavior through various forms of abuse and harassment, and this is highly unethical. Not only does this violate the employees' rights to a safe working place, but it also has the potential to ruin the reputation of a business. The responsibility of a business in this situation is to investigate and take appropriate measure to end this problem. Currently, there are rules and regulations set by the government to avoid this issue but there may or may not be gaps. The main focus of this research is the responsibility of businesses to protect their employees in order to keep a clean corporate reputation. A secondary focus is on the responsibility of government to pass anti-bullying legislation.
