LRD guides and handbook October 2015

Bullying and harassment at work - a guide for trade union reps

Further Information

Further information

[pages 78-79]

Many unions produce their own guidance on tackling bullying and harassment at work and should also be able to provide advice. The following organisations can also be helpful:

Labour Research Department (LRD), 78 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8HF; tel: 020 7928 3649; web: www.lrd.org.uk

LRD publishes health and safety, legal and negotiators’ guides. It also provides an advice service for affiliates. Information relevant to this booklet may be found in:

Law at work (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1771);

Health and safety law (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1782);

Safety, health and equality at work; (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1612)

Stress and mental health at work (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1716);

Disciplinary and grievance procedures (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1790);

Social media, monitoring and surveillance at work (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1604); and

Monitoring and surveillance at work (available November 2015).

Further information about LRD booklets and details of how to order are available from the website at: www.lrdpublications.org.uk.

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), Acas National (Head Office), Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road, London NW1 3JJ, Tel: 08457 38 37 36; Helpline: 08457 47 47 47, Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm and Saturday, 9am-1pm; web: www.acas.org.uk

The Equality and Human Rights Commission, FREEPOST, Equality Advisory Support Service, FPN4431 (EHRC), tel: 0800 444 205; web: www.equalityhumanrights.com

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority, PO Box 10272, Nottingham NG2 9PB, tel: 0845 602 5020 or 0044 845 602 5020 (outside the UK). Lines are open Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; email: [email protected]

The GLA provides information and guidance for migrant workers in specific sectors, in a variety of languages: see www.gla.gov.uk/Publications/Worker-Publications

Hazards, PO Box 199, Sheffield S1 4YL; tel: 0114 235 2074; web: www.hazards.org

Hazards produces an online magazine, Hazards, specifically for safety reps.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 7HS; tel: HSE switchboard 0151 951 4000 web: www.hse.gov.uk

HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. It provides information and advice and also produces leaflets and detailed guidance.

Press for Change, BM Network, London WC1N 3XX; Telephone Advice Line: 08448 708 165 (9:30am to 5pm, Thursdays guaranteed answer, Mon to Weds 10am to 4.30pm when volunteers are available); email: [email protected]; web: www.pfc.org.uk

Press for Change campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all transsexual and transgendered people in the UK.

TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS; tel: 020 7636 4030; web: www.tuc.org.uk

The TUC has produced a guide, leaflet and training video on bullying. It also produces a weekly email bulletin, Risks.