Employment ­tribunaljudgement suggests that firms can be held liable for damages if a worker is found to have used the non-verbal gesture to target a colleague (Image: Getty Images)

Rolling your eyes at someone at work can be classed as “bullying”, an employment ­tribunal has ruled. ‌

The judgement suggests that firms can be held liable for damages if a worker is found to have used the non-verbal gesture to target a colleague . ‌

Dental nurse Maureen Howieson was awarded a £25,000 payou t by the tribunal after it heard how she was repeatedly subjected to the expression by a colleague. ‌

Jisna Iqbal rolled her eyes whenever she spoke to the 64-year-old, the hearing was told. The pair had a “strained” relationship at the Great Junction Dental Practice in Edinburgh whe

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