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.