{"id":6565,"date":"2021-02-09T12:49:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T11:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6565"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:28:28","slug":"ireland-the-health-and-safety-authority-publishes-a-new-code-of-practice-on-prevention-and-resolution-of-bullying-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/ireland-the-health-and-safety-authority-publishes-a-new-code-of-practice-on-prevention-and-resolution-of-bullying-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland: The Health and Safety Authority Publishes a New Code of Practice on Prevention and Resolution of Bullying in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> Sources: <ul>   <li><a>HSA, Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work (Jan 2021)<\/a><\/li>   <li><a>HSA, News Release 3 Feb&nbsp;2021<\/a><\/li>   <li><a>SI No. 674 of 2020, Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work) Order 2020 (published Jan 15 2021)<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/div>   <span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>  Co-developed by the HSA and the Workplace Relations Commission and formally adopted by&nbsp;<a>SI 674 of 2020<\/a>, the Code of Practice offers guidance to understand and manage instances of&nbsp;bullying in the workplace.  Detailing the definition of bullying in the workplace as well as types of incidents which fall under the legal definition of bullying, the code of practice offers concrete advice on responding to such instances and avenues for prevention. <\/p>\n<h6>The document is divided into six distinct but interdependent sections going through:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>aims (Section&nbsp;1),<\/li>\n<li>definitions (Section 2),<\/li>\n<li>preventative measures (Section 3),<\/li>\n<li>responses in the workplace (Section 4),<\/li>\n<li>formal processes (Section 5), and<\/li>\n<li>the respective roles of governmental entities (HSA\/WRC\/IHREC) (Section 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Additionally, Appendix 1 focuses on how to establish an Anti-bullying Policy in your company.  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