Are you being bullied at work?
Feeling you are being subjected to bullying at work can be soul-destroying, whether it’s by a superior or a colleague. If you feel you are being treated in a manner that you find abusive, offensive, or malicious, it can be very upsetting.
What counts as bullying at work?
There is no free-standing claim that can be brought at the employment tribunal for bullying, but it may fall into a category the employment tribunal can hear a case about. It could fall within one or more categories and these are some of the most common:
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Constructive and unfair dismissal
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Unlawful deduction from wages
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Breach of contract
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Refusal to allow time off for antenatal care
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Prevention or attempted prevention to take parental leave
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Being treated unfairly in connection with health and safety
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Being treated unfairly for taking or seeking to take paternity leave or ordinary or additional adoption leave
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Breach of flexible working regulations
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Failure to provide equal pay to the opposite sex
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Less favourable treatment of a part-time worker than a full-time employee
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Being treated unfairly for reasons connected with pregnancy, maternity, or childbirth.
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Being treated unfairly on the ground of making a protected disclosure (whistleblowing)
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Discrimination on the ground of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation
How ELS Solicitors can help:
Our solicitors are trained and experienced in all forms of employment law. If we think there are grounds for a claim under any of these categories, we will be able to advise you accordingly.