Department for Transport: Bullying and Discrimination

(asked on 7th December 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for (a) his Department and (b) each agency of his Department, what proportion of staff in the 2018 People Survey reported that during the past 12 months they had personally experienced (a) discrimination and (b) bullying or harassment at work.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 12th December 2018

The table below provides details on the proportion of 2018 People Survey respondents who indicated that they had personally experienced discrimination or bullying/harassment during the past 12 months:

Discrimination

Bullying or harassment

DfTc

10%

10%

DVLA

10%

8%

DVSA

18%

20%

MCA

13%

15%

VCA

13%

16%

The Department does not tolerate any form of bullying, harassment and discrimination, and where it occurs it is essential that it is reported and tackled appropriately and effectively.

As part of the Department’s Inclusion Strategy, during this year the Department has taken several actions to address bullying and harassment:

  • created a number of Fair Treatment Ambassadors, to help create an inclusive culture by providing a first point of contact for individuals who need support.
  • launched a Bullying and Harassment Toolkit which can be used by line managers and senior leaders to help build understanding and tackle issues and instances of bullying and harassment by creating a more inclusive culture within teams.
  • started reviewing its policies, practices and processes to be sure they fully support staff and are as transparent as possible.
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