One in five ACT public servants experience workplace bullying: survey

About a fifth of ACT public servants have experienced bullying in the workplace, a survey has found.

The ACT Public Service State of the Service Report includes the results of the survey of 6,299 servants conducted earlier this year.

It showed that between 10 and 20 per cent of respondents said they had experienced bullying at work in the previous year.

Between 20 and 30 per cent of workers said they had witnessed someone being harassed.

Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said bullying was unacceptable and would not be tolerated.

"Bullying is not condoned in the ACT public service and where it is identified, it is responded to very swiftly and appropriately," she said.

She said legislation would soon be introduced to create a code of conduct for the ACT public service.

ACT Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson blamed the Government "culture".

"Ultimately, it's a culture, and the culture starts from the top," he said.

"So the Chief Minister and her ministers need to explain why it is that their public service is experiencing so much bullying."