Bullying and Harassment: Update March 2004

• Author:
• Anthony Bertin

This is something of a hot topic at the moment. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has produced new guidelines in respect of the identification of bullying and harassment and also suggestions for formal procedures to deal with it.

Like other ACAS policies the adoption is not mandatory but nevertheless it should be regarded as a base point for companies in developing their own procedures. A company without any formal procedures may find it difficult to resist claims for... (386 more words)

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