Bullying and harassment remains a significant workplace issue, despite increasing awareness of the problem. Typical harassment and bullying behaviours range from unwelcome remarks to unwanted physical contact and shouting. Our view at the CIPD is that organisations should not tolerate any form of bullying or harassment.

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Factsheets

Regularly-updated factsheets provide overviews and information on a topic

One Factsheet about Bullying and harassment
Factsheet
Harassment and bullying at work
Understand what bullying and harassment at work is, and how employers and employees can address the problem

Employment law

Practical resources to help you address employment law issues at work, and keep up with recent and pending legislation.

One Employment law about Bullying and harassment
Employment law
Bullying and harassment: UK employment law
Explore our collection of resources around bullying and harassment in the workplace
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Guides

Designed for practitioners, our guides provide recommendations and advice on how to apply good practice in the workplace.

Five Guides about Bullying and harassment
Guide
Sexual harassment in the workplace: Guidance for people professionals
Practical advice on how to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace
For Members
Guide
Tackling bullying, harassment and workplace conflict
Practical advice on how people professionals can tackle workplace bullying and conflict
For Members
Guide
Dealing with bullying and workplace conflict: Guide for managers
Our guide will help you proactively tackle bullying and workplace disputes
Guide
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs): Guide for people professionals
Clear and practical advice on the proper use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) or confidentiality clauses and how to avoid inappropriate use
For Members
Guide
People manager guide: How to tackle sexual harassment
Practical advice for managers on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace

Reports

Research and analysis by experts from CIPD and partner organisations

Three Reports about Bullying and harassment
Report
How employers are tackling bullying and harassment at work
Research on whether employers are doing enough to prevent and manage conflict in the workplace
Report
Inclusion at work: perspectives on LGBT+ working lives
CIPD research highlights the key barriers and enablers to help people professionals improve LGBT+ workplace inclusion
Report
Managing conflict in the modern workplace
Read our latest research on conflict management in the modern workplace, covering the challenges people professionals face, insights to act upon, and links to further guidance for people managers.

Thought leadership

Insight and foresight from our experts in people and the world of work

Six Thought leadership about Bullying and harassment
Thought leadership
Prepare for new duty to prevent sexual harassment
Employers need to be ready to protect employees from sexual harassment under a new statutory obligation
Thought leadership
Stepping up to stamp out bullying and harassment at work
CIPD Chief Executive Peter Cheese discusses the role of leaders and HR in changing culture and stamping out bullying and harassment
Thought leadership
A time to commit to safe cultures and places of work, and for organisations to play their part in positive change
By Peter Cheese, CIPD's chief executive
Thought leadership
Five things we know about workplace conflict but ignore
Jonny Gifford and Richard Saundry underscore key insights that people professionals must take into account when approaching conflict management
Thought leadership
Conflict at work: Has #MeToo made a difference?
Rachel Suff draws on key insights from CIPD’s latest research on conflict management to consider whether the #MeToo movement has changed workplace culture
Thought leadership
Would a ban on NDAs help prevent harassment?
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Rachel Suff tackles the nuances of non-disclosure agreements after numerous calls for them to be banned

Podcasts

Listen to episodes from our podcast series on a range of topical workplace, HR and L&D issues.

One Podcast about Bullying and harassment
Podcast
Handling harassment: Are you getting it right?
Episode 145: We tackle how to handle harassment and the complex issue of NDAs

Webinars

Webinar recordings providing expert guidance

One Webinar about Bullying and harassment
Webinar
Managing conflict, bullying and harassment at work
Watch our webinar and download slides for expert advice on how to handle conflict at work and adopt a zero-tolerance approach to unfair treatment

Evidence reviews

Evidence reviews enable you to ask the critical questions and use evidence for better decision-making.

One Evidence review about Bullying and harassment
Evidence review
Bullying and incivility at work: An evidence review
This evidence review summarises the research on the key drivers of bullying and incivility and offers recommendations to help employers maintain healthy relationships among staff
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Bitesize research

Your regular overview of current research, inspiring insights and cutting-edge ideas in bitesize

Six Bitesize research about Bullying and harassment
Bitesize research
Role ambiguity can lead to bullying but supportive leadership helps
How might role ambiguity lead to workplace bullying and what is the impact of leadership support in negating this effect?
For Members
Bitesize research
When is bullying not bullying?
Not all cases of workplace conflict and improper behaviour conform to the classic victim-perpetrator definition of bullying
For Members
Bitesize research
Tackling sexual harassment within the workplace
Explore how to tackle sexual harassment
For Members
Bitesize research
Tackling sexual harassment through organisational fairness
Read more about tackling the issue of sexual harassment
For Members
Bitesize research
Workplace bullying and absence – spotting the signs
Looks at the impact of bullying at work
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Bitesize research
Keep it civilised – mending a divided workplace
Find out how to foster civility at work
For Members

CIPD Viewpoints

Our collected point of view on the key issues impacting work, from the perspective of employers and policy makers.

One CIPD Viewpoint about Bullying and harassment
CIPD Viewpoint
Bullying and harassment
Explore the CIPD’s point of view on bullying and harassment, including recommendations for employers

Policy engagements

Our calls for action.

Two Policy engagements about Bullying and harassment
Policy engagement
Standing up to sexual harassment
Access resources and guidance on how to tackle sexual harassment at work
Policy engagement
Sexual harassment in the workplace
Read the CIPD's submission to the Women and Equalities Select Committee

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