Research and Resources

This challenge focuses on one of the earliest barriers to prevention: recognising when a pattern of subtle behaviours has crossed the line into workplace aggression. Workplace aggression is not always obvious.

In this challenge there is no single perpetrator to point to. The harm here is sustained by a whole team's shared way of explaining itself to itself.

This policy brief, based on a systematic review of 8,413 UK policy documents, discusses persistent shortcomings and evidence-based recommendations for policymakers and employers.

Workplace aggression covers far more than bullying. From microaggressions to physical violence, this infographic maps the full spectrum of harmful behaviours and who is involved.

Prevention is not one thing. This infosheet presents the multi-actor prevention framework, a 3×3 matrix that ensures no actor is overlooked and no level of prevention is neglected.

You cannot prevent what you do not understand. This infosheet introduces the diagnostic questions every organisation should be asking, and the tools to help answer them.

Workplace aggression is rarely caused by a single individual. This infographic highlights the hidden workplace factors that can increase the risk of bullying, harassment, and other forms of aggression.

Why do workplace aggression policies often fail to prevent harm in practice? Drawing on a large-scale mapping of UK legislation and national guidance, this article explores where current policies are strong and where important gaps remain.

UK policy on workplace aggression is fragmented, reactive and misaligned with the evidence. A systematic review of 8,413 documents revealed six persistent shortcomings. This infosheet infographic highlights key challenges and opportunities for more effective prevention.

Based on a systematic policy mapping review, this infographic explores how workplace aggression is currently addressed in UK policy and guidance, highlighting areas of progress and opportunities for improvement.

Good people can end up doing harmful things at work. This infosheet explains the psychological mechanisms that make it possible and what individuals and organisations can do to interrupt them.

Moral disengagement does not always involve a conscious decision. This infographic explores how it can operate automatically and below awareness — and why that makes it harder to prevent.

Moral disengagement is not only an individual failure it can take hold across an entire organisation. This infosheet explores how shared perceptions normalise workplace aggression, and what leaders need to ask instead of "do we have a policy?"

Workplace aggression is shaped as much by culture and leadership as by individual behaviour. This article explores how organisational conditions enable or prevent harm — and what genuine culture change looks like in practice.

Implicit moral disengagement happens automatically, allowing harmful behaviour to occur without conscious awareness. This infographic explains what it is, why it matters, and how organisations can prevent it.