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Employers must provide a safe and healthy working environment. This includes a duty to protect staff from bullying and harassment.
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Employers should combat bullying by having appropriate policies in place which are regularly communicated to all staff to ensure that everyone in the company understands; • That the organisation has a zero tolerance approach towards such antisocial behaviour • Their responsibilities and role in the process in other words, treating one another with respect • How to seek advice and guidance if they believe they are being bullied • How to make complaints with the knowledge that they will not be brushed under the carpet Bullying and harassment at work a trade unionist's guide is published by Labour Research Department; 020 7928 3649; www.Ird.org.uk Health & Safety Executive: 08701545500: www.hse.gov.uk
Kate Hodgkiss is a solicitorat the international law firm DLA.