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.]
Category Archives: Monitoring the Civil Service
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.
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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BREACHES OF TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Although I doubt that my previous employer would be a fan of my blog, I feel that writing it helps me and others who may be going through a similar experience. It has also rekindled my love of writing, so I will continue in my own unassuming way to try to entertain and inform my readers about aspects of my experience in this particular organisation.
TRUTHFULNESS?
Even though I had worked for the organisation for 15 years, I was initially taken aback at the lack of truthfulness surrounding the whole bullying situation and its ramifications. Readers of my blog will know that the bullying manager steadfastly lied about the bullying and manipulated 2 of my colleagues into lying for him; my final line manager decided to find out about me from a relative, broadcast what he was told and then lie about it. Then there was the online bullying from two relatives.