Paris prosecutor investigates alleged bullying in government departments after suicide attempt

Internal inquiries also opened after two suicides and two attempted suicides of staff in departments connected to PM’s office The Paris state prosecutor has opened a preliminary inquiry into alleged workplace bullying after the attempted suicide of a staff member in a department connected to the French prime minister’s office, France Inter radio has revealed. The public radio station reported on Monday that two government workers in different departments had ended their lives in the past year, and two others had attempted suicide. The radio station said complaints of alleged workplace bullying had been made. A complaint had been made by a staff representative to the Paris prosecutor in June over alleged bullying in certain government departments, the station said. The prosecutor has opened a preliminary inquiry. A document seen by France Inter and AFP said a complaint had been made that “presumed institutional bullying” had allegedly led a staff member to attempt to end their life. Three internal government inquiries have also been opened into specific cases and broader workplace wellbeing. The allegations of workplace bullying relate to a group of dozens of government departments