Summary of key insights BARRIERS Power dynamics and systemic issues act as barriers to workers seeking support and/or raising a complaint • For 69% of workers subjected to harassment or bullying, the perpetrator was someone in a more senior position. • Workers don’t seek support or complain for fear of the consequences (45%) and distrust in the system – 35% felt complaining would be ineffective due to workplace cultural norms and 28% felt their complaint would not be believed or kept confidential. “Older, very senior men making jokes and comments, and implying my future success would be better if I sided with them.” MOVING FORWARD Workers want better support, preferably from someone independent • 42% of workers impacted by harassment or bullying felt that they needed more support than what they got at the time. This jumps to 65% when the impact is large or extreme. • Top 5 things that would be useful: • Someone independent looking into the workplace culture/policies (31%) • Anti-bullying and harassment training for the workplace (29%) • Support to make an internal complaint (20%) • Independent, free service to resolve the situation (17%) • Counselling/mental health support services (15%). “I ended up quitting with no job lined up as my mental health was at the point of I either quit and be unemployed or jump in front of a train. I had no support, they did not offer to train me properly, showed no care for my mental health and took no responsibility for putting me in that position.” 8 KANTAR PUBLIC 2022