Last year, 57 claims relating to workplace ‘banter’ were heard at employment tribunals, analysis by law firm GQ Littler has revealed.

A train driver who left a tarantula skin in his female colleagues’ pigeonhole did not bully her and was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.

A manager who was called a homophobic slur during workplace ‘banter’ has won £15,400 in a discrimination claim.

Women are more likely to suffer low confidence and mental health issues as a result of workplace banter, according to research