Insidious acts of bullying at work are leaving employees with a ‘sustained feeling of discomfort, anxiousness or dread’ (Picture: Getty Images)

Reports of workplace bullying are on the rise, with UK employees seeking therapy to deal with nightmare bosses and unsustainable work culture.

A survey of almost 3,000 accredited therapists, shared exclusively with Metro , found 41% had seen an increase in clients wanting to discuss problems related to bullying at work.

The research, from the British Association for Counselling (BACP), suggests office bullying has evolved from school-like taunting to more insidious acts that leave employees with a ‘sustained feeling of discomfort, anxiousness or dread’.

This comes ahead of the release of BACP’s annual Mindometer Report on November 13 – a su

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