Filing a report of work harassment in the public sector to IGF - Audit Authority

The IGF - Audit Authority provides an electronic form for anyone wishing to file a report of harassment in the public sector.

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Who can filing a report of work harassment in the public sector to IGF - Audit Authority?

  • Whoever is a victim or who has evidence of facts that could be considered as work harassment in the public sector.

How filing a report of work harassment in the public sector to IGF - Audit Authority?

Fill in this form for reporting harassment in the public sector, available on the IGF - Audit Authority website.

In addition to filling in the compulsory fields of the electronic form, you must write, in the field "description of participation", all the facts in detail of the situation that occurred.

At the end of the form you may attach documents proving the facts about which you are making the complaint.

The attached documents must have the following formats: PDF; JPEG; JPG and ZIP

What harassment situations can you complain about

You can make complaints about:

  • sexual harassment
  • moral harassment
  • for discrimination harassment, positive or negative
  • in access to employment, training or work harassment.

Who can complain about whom?

In case of harassment in a work situation in the public sector, the complaint must be made by:

  • a hierarchical inferior to their manager or superior
  • head or superior to his/her lower hierarchical superior
  • colleague to another colleague
  • suppliers, customers or users to the service or public entity.

Learn more about harassment in the public sector on the IGF - Audit Authority website.

If you need help, you can contact IGF - Audit Authority by email: LTFP.art4@igf.gov.pt

Additional information

Warning: Reports of harassment in the private sector should be reported directly to the Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho (Authority for the Working Conditions). Find out more about Filing a complaint to the Authority for the Working Conditions on the ePortugal portal.