Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
Answered by Alistair Burt
Bullying and harassment has no place in any workplace, including the Civil Service. In our most recent People Survey, the results for across the Civil Service show that 11% of respondents, on average, reported that they'd experienced bullying or harassment at work in the 12 months preceding the survey.
Whilst this figure has remained stable since 2016, we recognise that certain groups of staff are more like to say they have experienced this type of unacceptable behaviour than others. This includes staff members with long-term limiting conditions who, in the vast majority of departments and agencies, were more likely to say they'd been bullied or harassed in the last 12 months than staff members with no long-term limiting conditions.
We are strengthening the routes for staff to report bullying and harassment to ensure that all staff are fully supported throughout the process, and to ensure cultures are positive and inclusive.
The high-level People Survey results for each organisation, including reported rates of bullying and harassment, were published last December on gov.uk.
Each spring the Cabinet Office conducts and publishes a range of further analysis on the People Survey responses, including the results by gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and health status. Similar analysis will be conducted again this year and made available on gov.uk.
A summary table of 2017’s results by organisation and health status on bullying and harassment at work was placed in the House library by Cabinet Office on 19 February 2019.
Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
In the 2014 People Survey, less than 10 DFID respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.
10% of DFID respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.
Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
Answered by Desmond Swayne
In the 2014 People Survey, 72% of DFID’s respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.
79% of DFID respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.
Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by her Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
Answered by Alan Duncan
Rating | Staff with a disability | Staff without a disability | Staff who have not declared if they have a disability or not |
Box one | 19% | 26% | 29% |
Box two | 72% | 67% | 65% |
Box three | 9% | 7% | 6% |