We believe bullying and harassment are never OK.
Bullying and harassment are contrary to the Equality Act 2010 and the University's Inclusion and Respectful Behaviour Policy.
Bullying and harassment are contrary to the Equality Act 2010 and the University's Inclusion and Respectful Behaviour Policy.
Bullying: Typically, bullying is unacceptable behaviour, usually repeated over time, which causes intimidation, fear or humiliation and that involves a real or perceived power imbalance (power imbalances could be about social or group power, power due to role, physical strength, access to embarrassing information).
Harassment: Harassment is when someone intentionally or unintentionally violates a person’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment, which interferes with an individual’s learning, working or social environment.
Stalking: Police UK describe this could be someone you do or do not know; an ex-partner or a person you were friends with, or it might be a stranger. If it's someone you know, or knew, it doesn't mean that it's your fault; it's still stalking and it's an offence.
Stalking may include:
- regularly following someone
- repeatedly going uninvited to their home
- checking someone’s internet use, email or other electronic communication
- hanging around somewhere they know the person often visits
- interfering with their property
- watching or spying on someone
Find out more
Homepage | EHRC (EHRC) provide some further information on unlawful harassment.