What is bullying? I What is harassment? I What is discrimination? Emergency contacts
Online reporting form for bullying and harassment.
Report it. Stop it.
Harassment and bullying should not be tolerated. LSE’s inclusive working and social environment is all of our responsibility and it’s vital we encourage, support and behave appropriately to one another.
Report it here. The report will be confidential and followed up fairly by an independent team.
School policy
The School’s anti-harassment and bullying policy is available online.
Emergency contacts
If you have been physically assaulted, the key emergency contacts are:
- The Metropolitan Police
- Rape Crisis
Responses to the School’s online reporting form are made within three working days, so we strongly advise you to obtain emergency support in the event of a physical assault.
Information for staff
Grievance Policy and Procedure for Academic Support Staff
Human Resources partners: contact points
Information for students
Procedure for Considering Allegations of Harassment from Students Against Members of Staff
What is bullying?
“Bullying is defined as offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour, which may include an abuse or misuse of power, through means that threaten, undermine, humiliate, denigrate, take advantage of, or injure the recipient. Power does not always mean being in a position of authority, but can include both personal strength and the power to coerce through fear or intimidation.”
What is harassment?
“Harassment is defined as unwanted conduct that has the purpose or effect of:
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violating a person’s dignity; or
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creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.
A person is also guilty of harassment if they treat a person less favourably because that person has rejected or submitted to unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or that is related to gender identity or sex, and which has had the purpose or effect described in this section. In this scenario, the person who is guilty of treating someone less favourably might not be the person who engaged in the unwanted conduct.”
What is discrimination?
“It is against the law to treat someone less favourably than someone else because of a personal characteristic, e.g. religion, gender or age.
Discrimination can include:
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not hiring someone
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selecting a particular person for redundancy
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paying someone less than another worker without good reason
You can discriminate against someone even if you don’t intend to. For example, you can discriminate indirectly by offering working conditions or rules that disadvantage one group of people more than another.” For more information on preventing discrimation click here.