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Acas launches course to help prevent workplace bullying

Acas has launched a new free online learning course to help employers understand and prevent bullying in the workplace.

John Taylor, Acas Chief Executive, said: "Bullying and harassment of any kind are in no-one's interest and should not be tolerated yet it continues to be a problem in today's workplace. It increases absenteeism, staff turnover and reduces the quality of work and staff morale.

"There can be a lot of confusion on how to recognise and deal with the issues. Our new online course can help employers put in place the right procedures to deal with problems promptly."

According to Acas, the course is designed to show employers how to recognise and deal with bullying and harassment, and provides good practice advice on the best way to develop clear and accessible policies.

The topics covered include:

• Definitions of bullying and harassment
• Recognition and prevention
• How to deal with bullying and harassment
• The consequences of inaction

Acas has six other online packages including 'Discipline and grievances at work', 'Managing absence' and 'Working parents'. Since the first package was launched in October 2004 almost 30,000 people have signed up.

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