Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the TUC report entitled Bullying at Work, published February 2019, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of that report’s findings on the prevalence of workplace bullying.

Any form of bullying and harassment is unacceptable and has no place in today’s workplace.

Bullying is not itself illegal, and the Government believes that the best way to address bad behaviour in the workplace is through cultural change.

The Government has published guidance that sets out the steps that employees can take if they are experiencing bullying or harassment at work, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment

Acas provides free and impartial advice for employers and employees and has recently updated its guidance on how to deal with bullying in the workplace. This is available at: https://www.acas.org.uk/bullying-at-work