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Research by the Danish Centre for Alternative Social Analysis (CASA) estimates that violence in the workplace is becoming an increasing problem. From 1993 to 2001, the proportion of employees, in the salaried employees and civil servants trade union confederation, reporting exposure to violence increased from 11% to 21%. Risk of exposure to violence depends on the sector and occupation, and is also related to psychosocial work environment factors and the well-being of the employees.
A recent study undertaken by the Danish Centre for Alternative Social Analysis (CASA) examines the relations between the psychosocial working environment and violence in the workplace.
Research by the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health indicates that the prevalence of violence in the workplace was relatively stable throughout the 1990s, at approximately 8%. However, the CASA study focuses on particular sectors with above average contact with the public, and finds that the proportion of these workers reporting violence increased from 11% to 21% between 1993 and 2001.
CASA uses the results of two surveys concerning violence in the workplace, conducted among workers in the sectors organised under FTF - Salaried Employees and Civil Servants Confederation. Employees in this field consist of nurses, primary and secondary school teachers, childcare professionals, social counsellors, police officers, and finance and insurance officials. Even though the specific jobs of FTF members differ, the jobs share the common feature of having interaction with non-colleagues, i.e. people external to the organisation, firm or administration.
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