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Work · Switzerland
Updated September 2026

🛑 I am being bullied or harassed at work — who do I report it to?

Direct answer

Employers have a legal duty to protect you from harassment and bullying by colleagues, managers or customers, and must have a procedure for it. Keep a diary from today: date, what happened, who saw it. Report it in writing to the employer (HR, the confidential adviser, the works council). If nothing happens or it gets worse, Kantonales Arbeitsinspektorat / Arbeitsamt (seco.admin.ch) inspects psychosocial risks at work in Switzerland; Unia — Gewerkschaft (unia.ch) represents you; if the harassment is about sex, origin or another protected ground, Eidg. Büro für die Gleichstellung (EBG) / Fachstelle für Rassismusbekämpfung (ebg.admin.ch) is the equality body.

Call firstKantonales Arbeitsinspektorat / Arbeitsamt
Report toUnia — Gewerkschaft
If that failsEidg. Büro für die Gleichstellung (EBG) / Fachstelle für Rassismusbekämpfung

🗣️ What to say

"Since [date] I have been subjected to [behaviour] by [name/role], for example on [dates]. This affects my health and my work. I ask you to investigate, to take measures to stop it, and to confirm in writing what you will do. I am keeping a record of incidents."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Diary from todayFacts, dates, witnesses, emails. Keep it at home.
  2. See your doctorIf it affects your sleep or health. A medical record is evidence and protects you if you need leave.
  3. Report in writing to the employerTo HR or the confidential adviser; keep a copy. The employer must investigate.
  4. Nothing happens: Kantonales Arbeitsinspektorat / ArbeitsamtLabour inspectorates handle psychosocial risks; a complaint triggers an inspection.
  5. Protected ground: Eidg. Büro für die Gleichstellung (EBG) / Fachstelle für RassismusbekämpfungSexual harassment and harassment tied to origin, religion, disability etc. is discrimination — the equality body helps with a claim.

📇 All contacts

Kantonales Arbeitsinspektorat / ArbeitsamtOversight of working conditions, adviceFor breaches of the labour act and collective agreements🔗 www.seco.admin.ch/seco/de/home/Arbeit/Arbeitsbedingungen/Arbeitsinspektorate.html
Unia — GewerkschaftAdvice, legal protection, wage claimsFor members, joining possible right away🔗 www.unia.ch
Eidg. Büro für die Gleichstellung (EBG) / Fachstelle für RassismusbekämpfungAdvice on discrimination, equality actFor discrimination on sex, origin, disability🔗 www.ebg.admin.ch
Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)Statutory victim support: advice, emergency help, compensationAfter any crime🔗 www.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch

❓ Frequently asked

Can I refuse to work with the harasser?

You can ask for measures — a different team, no contact — and the employer must consider them. Leaving without agreement is risky; get advice first.

I want to resign

A resignation caused by unaddressed harassment can count as a dismissal with compensation in many countries — but only if you complained first and it is documented. Talk to Unia — Gewerkschaft before resigning.

Can I record conversations?

Rules differ; in many countries recording a conversation you are part of is allowed as evidence, secretly recording others is not. Ask Unia — Gewerkschaft.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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