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Bullying and Harassment for Employees eLearning
Online bullying and harassment training written for employees rather than managers: recognising it, recording it, and the routes available when it happens to you.
Who it is for
Who this bullying and harassment for employees course is for
This is the employee-facing version. It is about knowing what bullying and harassment actually are, what your employer must do, and how to raise something without feeling you are making a fuss.
- All employees, as part of induction or refresher training
- New starters
- Employee and union representatives
- Anyone experiencing or witnessing behaviour that concerns them
- Teams where a complaint has been raised
- Staff in high-turnover or high-pressure roles
Course content
What the bullying and harassment for employees course covers
Five short lessons covering what counts, what is not bullying, recognising a pattern and keeping a record, raising it, and support and protection, then a 12-question assessment.
What counts
Bullying, harassment, and when harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010.
What is not bullying
Reasonable management, fair criticism, and how to respond to tough feedback.
Recognising a pattern and keeping a record
Why patterns matter, and what a useful record contains.
Raising it
Informal and formal options, who to go to, and what to expect.
Support and protection
Protection from victimisation, support available, and how bystanders can help.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Recognise bullying and harassment, and when harassment is unlawful
- Tell bullying apart from reasonable management
- Recognise a pattern and keep a useful record
- Choose a route to raise a concern
- Know the support and protection available
Your legal duty
The law behind bullying and harassment for employees training
There is no free-standing law against bullying at work. Harassment related to a protected characteristic is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010, which defines it as unwanted conduct that violates dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.
The Equality Act also protects against victimisation: being treated badly because you raised a complaint or supported someone else's. HSE is not the primary authority for bullying and harassment. Acas is the usual reference point.
- Equality Act 2010 - harassment related to a protected characteristic
- No free-standing statutory offence of workplace bullying
- Protection against victimisation after raising a complaint
- Acas is the usual reference point rather than HSE
Practicalities
How the course works
Would you rather have a tutor?
The manager-facing course covers handling complaints and preventing it.
For employers
Bullying and Harassment for Employees training for a team
Employers usually run this alongside the manager version, so both sides of a complaint understand the same process.
- One invoice instead of a card payment per person
- Licences allocated as people join, so induction is covered
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Renewal reminders before certificates lapse
- Bespoke versions built around your own procedures
Bullying and Harassment for Employees eLearning: common questions
This one is written for employees: recognising it, recording it and raising it. The other version is written for managers handling complaints and preventing it.
Not in itself. Setting standards and managing performance are legitimate. It becomes bullying through how it is done and whether it forms a pattern. The course covers the difference.
Victimisation is being treated badly for raising a complaint or supporting someone else's. It's unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. The course covers that protection.
Yes, and the course explains what a useful record looks like. It should include dates, what was said or done, who was present, and how it affected you.
About 30 to 45 minutes, with no time limit. Start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued as soon as you pass the end assessment.
Yes. It runs in a browser on any modern phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install.
Yes. Open a business account and we invoice you for the licences, which you allocate as people need them. Completion reporting is included.
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