Half (52%) of water workers said abuse they receive has increased due to sewage dumping, according to a survey by union GMB.
Retail workers have experienced a rise in violence and abuse aimed at them since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Systems are in place for hospitality workers to report abuse from fellow members of staff, but employees are often left to deal with the worst of the general public.
Law firm Royds Withy King has warned of an uptick in sexual harassment at work due to more hybrid working.
Two-thirds of UK retail workers have been exposed to violence or aggression in the workplace, according to research from the Suzy Lamplugh Trust
