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Hi, wonder if anyone can give me any advice. Recently in my work place a member of staff accessed his email account whilst off work and under the influence of alcohol. He sent me a number of abusive emails which were quite upsetting to me, in a couple of them he copied other staff members into the emails.
Following this I registered a grievance and the matter is being investigated. The member of staff has told numerous other staff members that he is being investigated in a boastful way, and has printed the emails off and showed them to other staff members. I felt that as the situation had an impact on me that he should have been sensitive about who he discussed the situation with as the matter has become common knowledge in my workplace.
My question is where does confidentiality lie in an investigation where an individuals behaviour has impacted on others. Does he have the right to tell who he wishes or is he bound by confidentiality?
Following this I registered a grievance and the matter is being investigated. The member of staff has told numerous other staff members that he is being investigated in a boastful way, and has printed the emails off and showed them to other staff members. I felt that as the situation had an impact on me that he should have been sensitive about who he discussed the situation with as the matter has become common knowledge in my workplace.
My question is where does confidentiality lie in an investigation where an individuals behaviour has impacted on others. Does he have the right to tell who he wishes or is he bound by confidentiality?
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He sounds like a real charmer...
If he was nasty enough to send the emails in the first place, it would be too much to hope for a bit of sensitivity from him now.
Are you in a union? They may be a good source of support for you.
I hope you get a quick resolution to all of this, it's a horrible situation for you.
If he was nasty enough to send the emails in the first place, it would be too much to hope for a bit of sensitivity from him now.
Are you in a union? They may be a good source of support for you.
I hope you get a quick resolution to all of this, it's a horrible situation for you.
his behaviour in the office is further harassment. go back to your manager, express that you feel he is harassing you further by his behaviour and request that they do something about it. is he threatening you directly, or do you feel threatened indirectly? if you get no redress, go higher up the management chain (via a union rep if you have one) and make sure you make a note of every incident - time, date, place, behaviour, words, people involved etc. many people do not document problems properly and this can result in cases being dismissed/failing.....good luck x
QUIG !
go out and buy a copy of SUnday Times of today 30 Dec 2012
business section - page 8 business doctor
'Act quickly to prevent bullying '
is four sqaure as the lawyers say with your case
and tells the employer what he should be donig about it
I really dont see why you shouldnt show a copy to your employer and say this is what you should be doing.......
I think also if you read the Harrassment act - you will see that photocopying the emails and distributing them is
"clearly a course of action designed to ......."
and say look he is breaking a statute/law at work - you MUST do sommehting about it....
and I wrie as someone accused at work of harassment
[I kicked down a door - well almost - and said to the surprised clerk inside - your case aganst employee X is crap you realise that dont you ?
and instead of saying - yes I know I give up ! or even No employee X is dead meat get out !
instead of that, she took option 3 (wh I hadnt identified ) and sat there waved her hands and screamed harassment harassment.
Didnt we have fun over that one ! ]
go out and buy a copy of SUnday Times of today 30 Dec 2012
business section - page 8 business doctor
'Act quickly to prevent bullying '
is four sqaure as the lawyers say with your case
and tells the employer what he should be donig about it
I really dont see why you shouldnt show a copy to your employer and say this is what you should be doing.......
I think also if you read the Harrassment act - you will see that photocopying the emails and distributing them is
"clearly a course of action designed to ......."
and say look he is breaking a statute/law at work - you MUST do sommehting about it....
and I wrie as someone accused at work of harassment
[I kicked down a door - well almost - and said to the surprised clerk inside - your case aganst employee X is crap you realise that dont you ?
and instead of saying - yes I know I give up ! or even No employee X is dead meat get out !
instead of that, she took option 3 (wh I hadnt identified ) and sat there waved her hands and screamed harassment harassment.
Didnt we have fun over that one ! ]
Your bully has failed to realise that he's contravening whatever your policies are about use of work email - those emails belong to the company, they are not his personal property. If you don't have support at work e.g. a union, speak to ACAS quickly for some impartial advice, they are very helpful. http://
also here is some guidance from ACAS
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also here is some guidance from ACAS
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