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February 24, 2008
LOCAL BRANCH OFFICIAL UNDER INVESTIGATION
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight branch official has been charged with bullying and harassing a member of senior management. We have been informed that the chief officer has appointed an investigator to carry out a formal investigation.
There have been significant differences between Napo and HPA in recent times – over, for example, the privatisation of court reports, breaches of the ECU policy, the recruitment method used for assistant directors, the sickness absence policy. We had our Napo email facility withdrawn because the chief and the board objected to our account of events. It has been restored in much diminished form.
We regard the taking of formal action against a union official as unreasonable and unnecessary. To use a formal investigation in circumstances which are essentially about disagreements rooted in policy, rather than personal differences, harms industrial relations.
As a branch we see it as unfair and unjust to isolate one of our officials in this way. We will keep members informed of developments and we ask for your solidarity.
Posted by Hampshire at February 24, 2008 07:19 PM