Behavioural Standards Guidance (Revised core values) - October 2024
In this section
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scope
- 3. Confidentiality
- 4. Roles and responsibilities
- 5. Acceptable behaviour
- 6. Unacceptable behaviour
- 7. Defining discrimination (direct or indirect), victimisation, bullying, sexual harassment and harassment
- 8. Cyber bullying
- 9. Determining whether unacceptable behaviour is taking place.
- 10. Capability, conduct and positive management
- 11. Learning and Development
- 12. Resolving concerns relating to unacceptable behaviour
- 13. Formal action
- 14. Third party harassment
- 15. Malicious complaints
- 16. Ensuring equality of opportunity
- Appendix 1 - Definitions
- Appendix 2 - Managing Performance
- Appendix 3 - Informal Ways of Resolving Conflict
- Appendix 4 - Managing Conflict
- Appendix 5 - Standards of behaviour key contacts
9. Determining whether unacceptable behaviour is taking place.
The key questions are:
- Is the person experiencing discomfort, distress, or unhappiness at work or at home that is emanating from work?
- Is this the result of another person’s unacceptable behaviour at work?
Unacceptable behaviour may also occur outside of work at, e.g., work related social functions and the principles of this guidance continue to apply. It is important that you adhere to the standards set out in Section 4 and 5 of this guidance and the Code of Conduct; Code of Conduct, the Social media Policy and the Equality & Diversity Policy.
The examples of unacceptable behaviour within this guidance are not exhaustive and action may be taken where a behaviour not listed is judged to be unacceptable when considering the principles of this policy.