SPOTLIGHT ON...Bullying and harassment prevention
Published: 2 May 2018
Find out how IHW is working to prevent bullying and harassment within its staff and student groups, and about sources of support should you experience or witness oppressive behaviour
IHW takes reports of bullying or harassment very seriously. We urge anyone who experiences or witnesses oppressive or inappropriate behaviour to speak to someone - your line manager, head of unit or other trusted colleague, or one of University of Glasgow's respect advisers - at the earliest opportunity.
Activities, events and initiatives
IHW welcomes opportunities to raise awareness of harassment and bullying in the workplace, and to educate our staff and students in areas relating to the nine protected characteristics cited by the Equality Act 2010 (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation) in order to maintain a culture of tolerance and acceptance.
- In April 2016, we organised a transgender awareness event and, pending the availability of speakers, hope to repeat this within the next year.
- In May 2017, in partnership with the GU Equality and Diversity Unit, we hosted a harassment prevention workshop.
- In addition to the "E&D essentials" training which is mandatory for all GU staff, and "Managing diversity" which is mandatory for all GU line managers, all IHW staff are also required to complete UofG's online "Understanding unconscious bias" training.
- Completion of all mandatory E&D related training is monitored as part of the P&DR process and reminders sent out to any staff who have still to complete (or who need to refresh their training, which is required every five years).
- All our units display materials relating to bullying and harassment prevention, including #FullStopToBullying posters
- Our Athena SWAN twitter feed regularly features posts about harassment and bullying in the HE sector and beyond, initiatives to counter this, and the importance of sharing with trusted colleagues any oppressive treatment we may experience or witness.
- In May 2019, we will be hosting an invisible disabilities awareness-raising event - "Out of sight, out of mind?".
University of Glasgow links
- Dignity at work and study: guidance and support
- Respect advisers network
- Equality and diversity training
- Equality Act 2010 and public sector equality duty
- Employee responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect
External links
- Where do we draw the line? The difference between bullying and banter (Anti-Bullying Alliance, 2017)
- Bullying and harassment at work: a guide for employees (ACAS, 2014)
- Bullying and harassment at work: a guide for managers and employers (ACAS, 2014)
Workplace bullying and harassment in the news
- "I reported harassment and was silenced - and I'm a senior academic" (The Guardian 2018)
- "Firms failing to tackle sexual harassment, say MPs" (BBC 2018)
- "How can businesses tackle sexual harassment?" (BBC 2018)
- "#MeTooPhD reveals shocking examples of academic sexism" (The Guardian 2018)
- "What to do if you're being bullied at work" (The Independent 2018)
- "Bullying at work: your legal rights" (The Guardian 2017)
First published: 2 May 2018
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