HR Acuity Study Reveals Key Insights on Workplace Harassment and Misconduct: Calls for Repairing Employee Trust in the Process to Improve Retention

HR Acuity, the leading provider of employee relations case management, conducted a comprehensive study on workplace harassment and misconduct. The 2023 Workplace Harassment & Misconduct Insights dives into the challenges faced by employees who witness or experience bad behavior at work, revealing their lack of trust in the investigations process and the subsequent damage it does to their workplace loyalty. The study also reveals that despite most organizations offering anonymous reporting tools, employee distrust in those tools is rampant.

Of the key findings, one of the most alarming is that nearly half (40%) of the respondents lacked confidence that their reported concerns would be thoroughly investigated and addressed fairly. Additionally, almost half of the respondents actually feared retaliation for reporting workplace concerns. The results reinforce how important it is for employees to not only understand the value of reporting but also trust the process.