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Bullying Complaint Form

A bullying complaint form helps an employee report a pattern of repeated, intimidating or undermining behaviour at work, by a peer, group or manager. It is built around an incident log, because bullying is usually about repetition, and captures power dynamics, online bullying and the support the employee needs immediately.

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[Company Logo][Company Name]

BULLYING COMPLAINT FORM

Company:
[Company Name]
Complaint No.:
[Reference Number]
Date:
[Date]
Classification:
Confidential

Section 1: Your Details

Employee Name
Employee ID
Designation
Department
Reporting Manager
Safe contact number / email

Section 2: Person(s) Alleged to be Bullying

Name(s) and designation(s)
Relationship: Manager / Senior / Peer / Junior / Group

Section 3: Type of Behaviour

  • Shouting, insulting or name-calling
  • Public humiliation or belittling
  • Deliberate exclusion from meetings or information
  • Unreasonable workload or impossible deadlines
  • Threats about job, appraisal or transfer
  • Spreading rumours
  • Offensive messages on email or chat groups
  • Other

Section 4: Incident Log

DateWhat HappenedWhere / ChannelWitnessesEvidence
[DD/MM/YYYY][Description][Office / WhatsApp / Email][Names][Screenshot / none]
[DD/MM/YYYY][Description][Channel][Names][Evidence]
[DD/MM/YYYY][Description][Channel][Names][Evidence]
[DD/MM/YYYY][Description][Channel][Names][Evidence]

Section 5: Impact and Support

How has this affected your health, work or attendance?
Have you raised it before? With whom?
Immediate support needed (change of seating, reporting line, counselling)
Outcome you are seeking

Section 6: Declaration

I make this complaint in good faith and the information is true to my knowledge. I understand it will be reviewed impartially by someone outside the reporting line of the persons involved, kept confidential, and that I will not be victimised for making it.

Complainant
[Employee Name]
Date: [Date]
Received by
[HR Name]
Date: [Date]

What this template includes

  • Behaviour types checklist to name the pattern
  • Incident log with dates, channel and witnesses
  • Power relationship between the parties
  • Online or chat-based bullying evidence
  • Impact on health, work and attendance
  • Immediate support and safeguards requested
  • Non-retaliation assurance

When to use it

  • An employee is repeatedly excluded, mocked, threatened or given impossible tasks
  • A manager persistently criticises an employee in public or by group email
  • A group of colleagues gangs up on one person, including on WhatsApp or Teams
  • The company's anti-bullying policy requires a written complaint

How to customise this template

  1. 1Add your anti-bullying or dignity-at-work policy name
  2. 2Expand the incident log for long-running patterns
  3. 3Mention your EAP or counselling helpline
  4. 4Indicate who will review the form, such as an HR BP outside the team
  5. 5Offer the form in regional languages

HR tips

  • Encourage the employee to keep a diary of incidents as they happen
  • Consider interim separation, such as a change of reporting line
  • Bullying of a sexual nature towards a woman employee should go to the POSH Internal Committee
  • Look for patterns: the same respondent in several complaints

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Frequently asked questions

What counts as workplace bullying?+

Repeated behaviour that intimidates, humiliates or undermines someone, such as public belittling, exclusion, threats or setting impossible tasks.

Is a single incident bullying?+

Bullying usually involves a pattern, but a single serious incident can still be raised as a conduct complaint.

Can bullying on WhatsApp groups be reported?+

Yes. Work-related messages on chat apps can be part of a bullying complaint; attach screenshots.

What if my manager is the bully?+

Submit the form directly to HR or a senior leader outside your reporting line.