Overview
Bullying can involve arguments and rudeness, but it can also be more subtle.
Other forms of bullying include:
- excluding and ignoring people and their contribution
- overloading people with work
- spreading malicious rumours
- unfair treatment
- picking on or regularly undermining someone
- denying someone’s training or promotion opportunities
Government Resources:
The Government website www.gov.uk has advice on workplace bullying and harassment.
See here for more information.
The NHS Choices website also provides information about bullying at work:
See here for more information.
ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) has produced separate guidance leaflets for employees and employers.
Guide for employees can be downloaded here
Guide for managers/employers here
Other resources:
Mind, the national mental health charity, also produces information about discrimination at work.
More information can be found here.