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Practical steps to combat bullying
[ch 11: page 195]Employees should never suffer bullying in silence. The TUC published new online guidance on bullying at work in November 2015: Bullying at work — Guidance for safety representatives, available to download from its website. This gives examples of bullying behaviour including:
• competent staff being constantly criticised, having responsibilities removed or being given trivial tasks to do;
• staff being shouted at, being continuously picked on in front of others or in private;
• staff being consistently blocked for promotion.
TUC, Bullying at Work - Guidance for Safety Representatives https://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace-issues/health-and-safety/bullying/bullying-work-guidance-safety-representatives
More information on how unions have tackled bullying and harassment can be found in LRD’s updated booklet, Bullying and harassment at work — a guide for trade unionists, 2015 (www.lrdpublications.org.uk/publications.php?pub=BK&iss=1794).