The Office Witch, or bully, has become more prevalent as bullying overall has increased in our society. The relationship between employees plays an important part in the life and fate of not only those employees but also in your company as a whole. When employees are subjected to an office witch and thus do not enjoy healthy working relationships; problems arise, productivity decreases, and retention becomes a major problem. It is important for businesses to have a policy in place for dealing with the Witch before she/he brews too much trouble.  The article “How to Manage an Office Bully”( http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/06/manage-an-office-bully.html) offers some advice on what you need to know if you have a bully in your workplace. HR Strategies is here to help you with setting anti-bullying, discrimination, and harassment policies; as well as to help guide you through conflict resolution with employee relations.