TUC poll finds more than half of LGBT+ people have experienced bullying or harassment at work in the last five years
Young LGBT+ workers are the most likely to face abuse. Ministers called on to change the law, so employers have a new duty to properly protect their staff from harassment at work.
More than half (52%) of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people report being bullied or harassed at work, according to TUC research.
The poll, carried out for the TUC by Number Cruncher Politics, found:
- Around one in five (19%) LGBT+ people had been exposed to verbal abuse at work in the last five years.
- More than a quarter (28%) said they had homophobic, biphobic or transphobic remarks directed at them or made in their presence.
- One in 20 (5%) told the TUC that they had experienced physical violence, threats or intimidation at work because of their sexual orientation.
- Two-thirds (65%) of young workers said they had experienced some form of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the last five years, compared to half (52%) of the full sample.
As a result, the TUC says it is not surprising that nearly three in 10 (29%) of LGBT+ people keep their sexual orientation a secret at work.