The College is committed to making our community an environment which is respectful and inclusive. This includes eliminating all forms of discrimination, especially direct and indirect forms of harassment, bullying and victimisation.
Through the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Centre, Imperial provides:
- general harassment training for staff
- tailored training for managers
- Active Bystander training on how to challenge poor behaviours
Where can I get support?
Confidential Care phone hotline
Confidential Care is Imperial's employee assistance provider. They run an external report hotline which you can use while remaining anonymous. Call the hotline on 0800 197 2814.
Confidential Care shares only anonymous summary information with HR, to help the College understand issues and take action.
What do different terms mean?
Discrimination - when a person is treated differently, either directly or indirectly (e.g. because of a policy), due to their actual or perceived protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (such as disability or race).
Bullying - has no legal definition. At Imperial we use the term bullying to describe persistent negative acts or behaviours that undermine, offend, or threaten. Bullying may involve abuses of power or authority.
Harassment - unwanted conduct which violates someone's dignity, or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. Harassment is related to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (such as sex or age).
Victimisation - when an individual is treated badly because they have made or supported a complaint (or intends to) about discrimination or harassment.