56% of employees fear retaliation when reporting workplace violence

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For employees, safety and well-being should be a given. Unfortunately, a lack of workplace violence training and mental health resources, as well as fear of speaking up, have left many feeling insecure at work.

Throughout 2021-2022, there were over 57,000 reports of workplace assault that resulted in injury, according to the National Safety Council. In a new survey from compliance training platform Traliant, one in four employees said they have witnessed violence within the workplace in the last five years, with 12% reporting being victims themselves. 

Lee Hafner
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Lee joined the EBN team in 2022, and covers areas including caregiving, employee health and wellness, healthcare innovation, and company culture. She created EBN's popular Benefits in Action and … Read full bio


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