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Bullying and harassment go unreported in the workplace due to fear of backlash

2 mins read Workplace issues/your health Employment issues
One in four employees (25 per cent) have reported being aware of conduct that violated either the law or ethical standards in the last year, revealed a survey from the Institute of Business Ethics. This is a significant increase from 18 per cent in 2021.

According to the 2024 ‘Ethics at Work Survey’ survey, one in three employees said they were aware of abuse of authority (35 per cent) and bullying and harassment (32 per cent). One in five (20 per cent) were aware of sexual harassment.

Yet one in three employees who knew about misconduct did not report it.

The survey found that the key deterrents to speaking up after witnessing misconduct were fear of jeopardising their job (34 per cent) and concerns that their organisation would not take corrective action (34 per cent).

The survey of 12,000 employees across 16 countries found that of the two-thirds of employees who did raise concerns (64 per cent), nearly half (46 per cent) reported facing personal disadvantage or retaliation because of speaking out, and 28 per cent expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome.

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