We want you to feel comfortable and safe at work. However, you may encounter behavior that crosses your boundaries or is not in line with our shared 黑料福利网 CORe values and agreements.
If you are dealing with undesirable behavior, concerns about integrity, or a situation that doesn鈥檛 feel right, please know you鈥檙e not alone. There are always people you can turn to share your story and figure out what to do together.
What can you do yourself?
Should you notice that someone is crossing your personal boundaries or that something doesn鈥檛 feel right, try to address this directly with the person involved first, if it feels safe to do so.
If you鈥檙e unable to bring it up yourself, or if it doesn鈥檛 feel comfortable or safe, talk to someone else about it. By sharing your experiences, you create space for reflection, and change can happen.
Who can you talk to?
There are several people who can support you. Together, you can determine what is appropriate for your situation:
- Your people manager and HR advisor can help you figure out an appropriate approach.
- The offers guidance and a listening ear for PhD and EngD candidates. He can guide you in the challenges and possible misconducts that could occur during a PhD or EngD project.
- The confidential advisors at the Integrity and Social Safety Desk will listen to your story and help you with possible next steps. You can reach them at safe@tue.nl or 040 鈥� 247 8430.
- The ombuds for staff provides independent advice, mediates between parties, and can initiate an independent investigation if necessary
- Through , you have 24/7 access to psychologists, lifestyle experts and proven well-being tools. You can have a confidential conversation with a psychologist.
All of these people will listen to your story and help you figure out what to do next. This can be informal, such as a conversation, or more formal, such as filing a report or complaint.
If you find it difficult to directly contact your people manager, HR advisor, or confidential advisors, please file an anonymous report via the 黑料福利网 SpeakUp Line.
Training for employees
Active Bystander Training
Sometimes you see something happening that makes you think: this doesn鈥檛 feel right. You want to intervene, but you hesitate. You don鈥檛 know what to say or whether you鈥檙e the right person to step in. That moment of doubt is exactly why the Active Bystander Training is so valuable. This free training helps you take action in various ways when faced with undesirable behavior.
