LTB 892/2011 Harassment in the Workplace

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Letter to Branches





No. 892/2011
Ref: LR/FH/DGN
Date: 25th October 2011




To: All Branches


Dear Colleague

Harassment in the Workplace

The CWU cannot stress enough the importance of being able to continue to demonstrate in a constructive manner to members that we take harassment issues in the workplace very seriously. The CWU maintains its zero tolerance position on Bullying and Harassment.

Our CWU harassment and bullying helpline, is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There is also an HCD1 form, which were both introduced as a result of the joint EOC/CWU framework agreement.

It is vitally important that Branch Secretaries maintain a proactive stance which will enable CWU headquarters to monitor patterns vis-à-vis bullying and harassment. Where this has been done before we have been able to liaise with the Postal or Telecom departments with a view to an appropriate NEC person being allocated into that region to investigate any claims.

Just to act as a reminder the 24-hour helpline number is 0800 107 1909.
A blank copy of the HCD1 form is also attached with this LTB for your use and we would recommend you save this electronically or copies are made as appropriate.

Any enquiries please address to the Equal Opportunities Department.

Yours sincerely,


Linda Roy
Assistant Secretary
             

[steven100]

The article should read LTB 982/2011 Managers harrassing employees in the Workplace.

[General Mannerheim]

Yeah they take it VERY seriously

[paranoid-android]

The article should read LTB 982/2011 Managers harrassing employees in the Workplace.

[Lincox]

Has anyone successfully lodged a claim of B&H against a Manager?

[boogyman]

Has anyone successfully lodged a claim of B&H against a Manager?

I PUT ONE IN MONTHS AGO AND STILL NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT! THEY MUST ALL PISS IN THE SAME POT! ( ANGRY POSTIE!)

[brothermagrew]

Has anyone successfully lodged a claim of B&H against a Manager?

I PUT ONE IN MONTHS AGO AND STILL NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT! THEY MUST ALL PISS IN THE SAME POT! ( ANGRY POSTIE!)

It is essential that all branches log all harassment complaints made to them so that these can be recorded into the CWU National Harassment Complaints Database. Did you for instance complete the (HCD)1 form? Have you made further inquiries as to whether your branch has duly logged your complaint? For more information contact the Equal Opportunities Department on 0208 971 7238 or Linda Roy, Assistant Secretary for the department and Equality Officer.

[Lincox]

From what I gather BrotherM most B&H Claims against managers are being thrown out by HR and converted to Grievance Claims. Apparently this does not have such an impact on the company in terms of how it looks as a business and the way it treats it,s staff.

[brothermagrew]

Appreciate your insight into this matter Lincox and thanks for enlightening me. Any thoughts to the CWU National response if any to this issue? As to the way it treats it's staff I take it that you have fully familiarised yourself with LTB 869/11 and in particular:

Eventually, the intention is to directly link 25% of managers' bonuses to what the staff say about how they are treated.

[Lincox]

Well BM it seems that unless a manager has been witnessed using foul language at you or attacks you physically, then anything else is down to procedural issues. ie Grievance, even though the actions of these managers in blatantly missusing/ misinterpreting the 2007/2010 Agreements and other company procedures against individuals is a form of victimisation/harrassment.
Any form of poll whether it,s Mori or anyone else is only as good as the questions that are asked and the way they are asked, so I do not see how this will improve relationships with cwu members, as managers will continue to use bullying tactics against individuals who do not or cannot stand up to them.
As for 25% of bonuses being based on how staff say they are treated. What a non starter. Sounds like this is a way for Royal Mail to cut Managers Bonuses. (Not that I am against this) but so open to abuse on both sides. CWU should be insisting on a code of conduct for managers. All complaints against a manager to be scrutinised by CWU Area Rep and Upper Line Manager to determine whether this is a Grievance Case or B&H before submitting. If there are any acts of intimidation, victimisation then this should automatically be considered as harrasment case.