PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Consider implementations to law regarding adult bullying and harassment .

Formally recognise the inappropriate use of cc’ing within work communications as coercive bullying and harassment. To create grounds to call out this behaviour and act with the support of clear legislation and guidance that will be written into policy for adult anti-bullying in the workplace.

Last fetched 08 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000

Background

Currently, the requirement for anti bullying and appropriate online communications is significantly under regulated, allowing margin for error and subjectivity. 
There is a need for a national response and a call to action against this behaviour which can, and does, affect many people within workplaces. Tighter restrictions with pathways to formal protections are required to reduce the misuse of this practice and to assert formalised ethical boundaries for online communication practices.