Know your rights.
Record what matters.
When it all kicks off at work — be ready.
Most workers facing a disciplinary, absence review, or grievance are completely on their own. No rep available. No record of what was said. No idea what their rights are. Stewrd is a confidential AI companion — a knowledgeable Shop Steward in your pocket — that documents your case as it unfolds, explains your rights in plain English, and builds you something solid to stand on before it's too late.
Why Stewrd exists
Most workers only realise they needed a record when it's already too late.
Stewrd came from real workplace cases — disciplinaries, absence reviews, grievances, redundancy meetings, pay disputes, and the conversations that happen before anything becomes formal.
Again and again, the same problem appeared: workers often had a fair point, but no clear record or structure to it. They couldn't remember exactly what was said. They didn't have the letter to hand. Key dates were missing. The order of events had become blurred.
That matters, because in workplace disputes, evidence is leverage. A clear timeline, the right documents, and a calm account of what happened can change the whole conversation.
Stewrd was built from that gap. The name is a deliberate nod to Shop Steward — the workplace rep role that inspired it. It is not a replacement for a union rep, solicitor, or proper advice. It is the tool that helps you get things down properly before the detail is lost.
Original research · May 2026
What workers actually say about their workplaces — and what it tells us.
In May 2026 we analysed 709 anonymous employee reviews of 16 UK-listed companies across three sectors — retail, construction, and manufacturing — looking for how often workers reach for bullying vocabulary when describing their work. The results were not what either of us expected.
This isn't a survey of how often bullying happens. Anonymous reviews undercount real conflict by a long way. What it does measure is which sectors have workers most likely to say it out loud in public — a useful proxy for cultures where formal reporting is unlikely, and the kind of question employers, unions, and policymakers should be asking.
Bullying vocabulary in anonymous reviews, by sector
Share of reviews containing terms like "bullying", "toxic", "harassment" or "intimidat-". Indeed reviews only, excluding confirmed non-UK locations.
Retail (n=115), Construction (n=93), Manufacturing (n=50). Manufacturing's 6.0% is from a small sample — treat as indicative. Confidence intervals do not overlap with retail.
The lower the rating, the louder the language
% of Indeed reviews at each star rating that contain bullying vocabulary. Full sample.
Workers who reach for bullying vocabulary are overwhelmingly those leaving 1-star reviews. The gradient is steep and clean.
"Toxic" is now the dominant word — "bullying" has been quietly retired
How often each word appears across all 378 Indeed reviews in the sample.
"Toxic" appears around seven times more often than "bullying" itself. That has practical consequences: HR systems still ask workers to report "bullying"; workers are describing what they feel as "toxic". Two vocabularies, the same reality, almost no overlap.
Methodology & caveats
Dataset: 709 anonymous employee reviews scraped May 2026 from Indeed (378, unfiltered) and Glassdoor (331, keyword-filtered). Companies: BAE Systems, Babcock, JCB, Rolls-Royce, GSK (manufacturing); Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer (retail); Balfour Beatty, Taylor Wimpey, Morgan Sindall, Persimmon, Kier (construction).
Sector comparisons use the Indeed sample only, with confirmed non-UK reviews removed. Reviews with no identifiable location were retained, so the population is described as "UK and unlocated workers". Glassdoor data is keyword-filtered at source — it can illustrate language but cannot estimate prevalence.
This study does not measure unreported bullying. It measures which sectors have workers most likely to use bullying vocabulary in anonymous public reviews — a proxy for cultures where formal reporting may be unlikely, not a measurement of bullying itself.
What Stewrd does
Everything you need the day it goes wrong. Nothing you don't.
Stewrd covers the situations workers actually face — disciplinaries, absence reviews, grievances, bullying, pay disputes, parental leave, and more. Tell it what's happening in your own words and it does the heavy lifting alongside you.
Your rights, in plain English
Ask Stewrd anything about your situation. It draws on UK employment law — the Employment Rights Act, Equality Act 2010, ACAS codes of practice — and explains what applies to you, in language a knowledgeable colleague would use. Not a lawyer. Not a textbook.
Automatic case recording
As you chat, key facts are captured and confirmed into a structured timeline. No formal log to write, no notes to take. Stewrd builds the record as you go — dated, clear, and in order.
Evidence that actually connects
Attach letters, fit notes, emails, or photos directly to your case. Stewrd reads them, confirms what they mean for your situation, and makes sure nothing important gets missed or buried.
Case pack — one tap
When things escalate, generate a professional PDF timeline in seconds. Everything in order, with dates, confirmed facts, and evidence. Ready to hand to your rep, HR, or a solicitor.
Secure and confidential
Your case data is stored securely with full user isolation — only you can access it. No employer, no third party, and not even Stewrd can read your records unless you choose to export them.
Built from lived experience
Not designed in a boardroom. Built by someone who spent 6 years sitting with members in the worst moments of their working lives. Stewrd is also useful for reps themselves — a union officer consulted during development called it excellent for timeline documentation when supporting members.
Getting started
Simple enough to open the day it all kicks off.
When something happens at work, the last thing you need is a complicated new app. Stewrd gets out of the way.
Open a case
Name the situation — disciplinary, absence review, grievance, or just something that felt off. No account, no setup. You're in immediately.
Tell Stewrd what happened
In your own words. Stewrd asks the right follow-up questions, explains your rights, and quietly builds a structured record behind the conversation as you go.
Export when you need to
If things escalate, tap export. Your complete case becomes a clean PDF timeline — ready to share with your rep, HR, or a solicitor whenever you're ready.
See it in action
Your situation.
Clearly laid out.
What was said doesn't disappear
Stewrd captures key points as you go. What your manager said. What you were told. What outcome was mentioned. All timestamped, all yours.
A timeline builds itself
Each conversation adds to a growing record — so when things escalate, you have a clear, structured account rather than a mess of memory and notes.
Serious issue? Serious paperwork.
One tap generates a complete case pack. Dated evidence. Confirmed facts. Ready to hand to whoever needs to see it.
On unions
Stewrd isn't anti-employer.
And it isn't a replacement for your union.
Unions matter. Collective representation, negotiated agreements, reps who know your workplace and your rights — that's irreplaceable. If you're not in a union, join one. Stewrd will tell you the same thing. It even has a built-in union directory to help you find the right one for your sector.
But there's a gap that exists for every worker: the moment something happens and your rep isn't available. The disciplinary letter that lands on a Friday afternoon. The informal chat with your manager that turns out to be anything but. The conversation where something was said that you know — in your gut — you'll need to remember later.
By the time most workers find their rep, the timeline is already fuzzy. The key facts are mixed up with the emotion of it all. Stewrd exists to fix that — capturing what happened, when, and what was said, so that when your rep does arrive, you hand them something they can actually work with.
Not instead of a union. Alongside one.
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