Category Archives: Blog on Workplace Bullying

SEARCHING . . .

Firstly, I understand that I have been searched for again on social media. The post I am thinking of is worded in a way that shows the person still wants to think they can upset me. This person has had several attempts at causing me very serious harm.

Their hate campaign has lasted for some years now and I do not believe it is justified. I also suspect that it will not stop unless some action is taken. I feel that a major cause of this could be what happened to them as a child. I was in no way responsible for this: indeed, I put a stop to it. It could be that justice needs to be served on this matter as this may help this unfortunate person’s emotional state and enable them to move on with their life. I will give this serious consideration.

This is not the first time someone has searched for me since I relocated and this demonstrates to me that the courts need to deal with the situation without further delay.

It also suggests to me that the law on abuse via social media needs to be clarified and strengthened.

Secondly, I understand that some of the people who may be due to appear at the court case are planning to plead Not Guilty so that what they said about me on social media is repeated in court. They apparently want to do this to “have some fun” and presumably to cause me humiliation and embarrassment that day. As I have had several years of threats, abuse, harassment and attempts to cause me humiliation, both on social media and face-to-face, I am possibly more used to this than most. The main effect could therefore be to make the outcome more serious for those people, but I am sure they are aware of that.

It may be that the person presiding in court should be aware of this plan so I will take advice on this.

Lastly, for some time I have been aware of the help I receive from others behind the scenes. I am very grateful for this. I have felt throughout this nasty situation that there are decent people in this world and the help I receive confirms this for me.

MORE DELAYS!

The nasty behaviour continues: one of my “haters” (who has probably never even had a conversation with me) has put a notice on social media asking people to let them know where I am now.  I have had to relocate to a town many miles away from my previous home because of the persistent threats, attempts to harm me and various forms of abuse.

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MY FORMER EMPLOYER

In earlier posts I have written about the culture of bullying prevalent in some departments during the years I worked for my former employer.  My own experience was that after some years of working there to everyone’s satisfaction, I was bullied by a line manager.  When I asked to  be put on a different team, it took a year before I was offered a move.  [I understand that there had been a number of previous complaints of bullying against this line manager so management should have been aware of the issues.]

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LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

There are certain aspects of public services in the area I live in which cause me concern:

Firstly, as I have detailed in earlier posts my former employer behaved in a cavalier way towards me.  I was of course bullied and then had no alternative but to leave the job I had done to my employer’s satisfaction for over 12 years.

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BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY – UPDATE

Following the breach of patient confidentiality by the healthcare provider which I mentioned in my previous post, I wrote to the local manager.  I wanted to resolve the issue quickly and quietly in a way which would not jeopardise people’s jobs or patient care.

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BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY

The small town I live in is rife with (exaggerated) gossip.  Although local people know this, newcomers to the area may not initially realise that personal, confidential matters they discuss with work colleagues (some of whom should not be hearing about them) could well spread quickly around the town.

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WAYS TO DEAL WITH BEING BULLIED

The advice from the government website states (and let’s not forget that this applies equally to their own departments!):

“What employees should do if they’re bullied or harassed

Employees should see if they can sort out the problem informally first. If they can’t, they should talk to their:

  • manager
  • human resources (HR) department
  • trade union representative

If this doesn’t work, they can make a formal complaint using their employer’s grievance procedure. If this doesn’t work and they’re still being harassed, they can take legal action at an employment tribunal.”                                                                         https://www.gov.uk/workplace-bullying-and-harassment   

This is great in theory, but if as a civil servant a manager bullies you and no action is taken your options can seem limited.

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LEGAL DUTIES UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: IGNORED?

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) describes the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as providing “public access to information held by public authorities.

It does this in two ways:

  • public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and
  • members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities.

The Act covers any recorded information that is held by a public authority, including government departments, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland. 

The main principle behind freedom of information legislation is that people have a right to know about the activities of public authorities, unless there is a good reason for them not to. This is sometimes described as a presumption or assumption in favour of disclosure.”

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WHY I WRITE MY BLOG

I hope my readers have a wonderful 2017.

It has been suggested that if I had not started writing my blog the online personal abuse about me which has continued for a long time would not have happened.  I therefore want to explain my reasons for writing about the bullying and the order in which things happened.

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EFFECTS OF BEING BULLIED

I decided to write a blog about workplace bullying  to inform readers about the facts: what happened, how it was dealt with and the outcome.  I wanted to enable readers to recognise the signs of workplace bullying if something similar happened to them.  In my next post I hope to give people some skills in dealing with being bullied in the workplace. With hindsight, there are some things I would have done differently in order to achieve a better outcome.

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