Bullying and harassment
Where to find more information on workplace bullying (mobbing or moral harassment)
- Agency resources
- Some other EU information and resources
- Advice for bullied workers and some organisations offering help
Agency resources
The following Agency publications and web features contain information on bullying at work:
- Factsheet 23: Bullying at work (available in 11 languages).
- Report: How to Tackle Psychosocial Issues and Reduce Work-related Stress (based on case studies) (available in DE, EN, ES, FR)
See section 6. Case 6.1 (National task force, Ireland), Case 6.2 (Public transport agreement, Italy).
- Report: Prevention of psychosocial risks and stress at work in practice (Results of the Good Practice Awards) (available in 11 languages)
See cases 2.15 (Public transport agreement, Italy), 2.18 (regional information campaign, Germany), 2.19 (National strategy for workplace bullying, Ireland), 2.20 (method for labour inspectors to investigate cases, Finland).
- Report: Gender issues in safety and health at work (available in English)
This report contains a section on bullying (pages 63-65)
- Report: Research on work-related stress (available in EN, IT)
covers interpersonal relationships at work. Pages 72-73.
See also Agency Factsheet 8 (available in all EU languages).
- Report: State of Occupational Safety and Health in the European Union (available in English)
contains some information about occurrence and views from the Member States. See section 4.15
- Factsheet 31: Practical advice for workers on tackling work-related stress and its causes (available in 11 languages).
Some of the advice in this factsheet may be relevant to workplace bullying.
- Agency web features:
The Agency continues to develop web features on different topics, sectors etc., which may include links to resources on bullying at work, so it may be worth checking other web features listed on the Topics page for links to relevant information.
Some other EU information and resources
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- European Parliament
- European Commission
- TUTB
Advice for bullied workers and some organisations offering help
Unfortunately the Agency is unable to advise on individual cases of bullying or harassment at work. The Agency is not involved in developing European legislation or policy, as that is the role of the European Commission. Nor does the Agency have any responsibility for enforcing European legislation. The Agency is an information provider, and its main method of providing information is via the resources that it places on its website (see above).
The Agency factsheet on bullying provides some basic information about workplace bullying. The Agency factsheet -Practical advice for workers on tackling work-related stress and its causes- may also be useful if you are being bullied.
The organisations listed below are among those offering advice about bullying. On their websites you will find information about what to do if you are being bullied, and also information for employers who want to take action to prevent bullying at work. Some organisations offer support to people being bullied, such as a telephone helpline.
- SASAM - Stichting Anti Stalking Anti Mobbing (Belgique/Belgium)
- Gesünder Arbeiten (Deutschland/Germany)
- Gesünder Arbeiten MobbingLine NRW (Deutschland/Germany)
- Mobbing macht krank an (Deutschland/Germany)
- AVALEME (Avala) (España/Spain)
- Mobbing.nu (España/Spain)
- Mobbing OPINIÓN, Boletín de noticias sobre acoso psicológico (España/Spain)
- Organizaciones españolas contra el acoso moral (España/Spain)
- (Finland)
- Association Contre le Harcèlement Professionnel - L'ACHP (France)
- Centre Européen de Prévention de la Violence Morale- CEPVIM (France)
- INRS (France)
- Anti-bullying Research Centre, Trinity College, Dublin, (Ireland)
- PRIMA Associazione contro Mobbing e Stress Psico-sociale (Italia/Italy)
- Pestkop aan het werk (Nederland /Netherlands)
- Stop Mobbing (Nederland /Netherlands)
- Mobbing encyclopaedia (Professor Heinz Leymann) in English, German, French and Swedish (Sweden)
- Mobbing-Zentrale Schweiz (Suisse/Switzerland)
- Andrea Adams Trust (UK)
- Bully online (UK) the website of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line, run by the Tim Field Foundation
- Dignity at Work Partnership (UK)
The authoritative organisation on safety and health in your Member State may offer advice. If they do not cover bullying, they should be able to advise on who does. Access the relevant Member State website from the ‘network’ box (top right hand corner) on the European network pages
Many trade unions include information about bullying on their websites. If you are a member, they can advise you. The ETUC website contains details of its national trade union member organisations
The number of organisations providing information and support about bullying is growing. Many of the websites listed above contain links to other organisations. For example, the Bullying online website includes some links to relevant European and international websites
