Coping with workplace bullying

6 November 2025 | Legal Support and Advice for Employees |

Your employer has a duty to stop any kind of bullying or harassment at work. If you believe that you have been a victim of workplace bullying (including at work-related events), you should seek advice from an employment solicitor as soon as possible.

There are many forms of workplace bullying, including:

• Spreading malicious rumours
• Humiliating behaviour
• Actions which repeatedly undermine you
• Unfairly denying you training or promotion opportunities

Workplace bullying can be face-to-face, over the phone, by email and is illegal under the Equality Act 2010 if it is related to protected characteristics such as your age, sex, disability, race or sexual orientation.