Bullying in Westminster City Council

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Dear Westminster City Council,

This request is being made to make the public at large and people in each authority aware of which councils are the worst offenders or the better examples when it comes to bullying in the workplace. All councils have very similar anti-bullying / dignity at work policies, but there seems to be a difference in the level of bullying. This is intended to statistically show those differences.

1) How many employees of your authority have
made an
official complaint of harassment and bullying at work since the 1st April 2009?

2) How many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the
complainant?

3) How many of those which were not upheld in favour of the
complainant went on to Appeal?

4) How many of those that went to Appeal were found to favour the
complainant?

5) How many complaints went on to an Employment Tribunal?

6) How many of these were found to uphold the complaint?

7) Out of how many of those allegations (the number given to question 1) did the complainant of
bullying claim that the bullies were telling lies?

8) How many staff does your authority have and what is the current population within your authority's area?

Yours faithfully

Mr Lewis

yabootoyou

J Butkiene, Westminster City Council

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Our reference: 1614333

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M. Parts, Westminster City Council

Information request
Our reference: 1614333

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Dear Mr Lewis
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 14
December 2015.
 
Request summary
1) How many employees of your authority have made an official complaint of
harassment and bullying at work since the 1st April 2009?
2) How many of these complaints were upheld in favour of the complainant?
3) How many of those which were not upheld in favour of the complainant
went on to Appeal?
4) How many of those that went to Appeal were found to favour the
complainant?
5) How many complaints went on to an Employment Tribunal?
6) How many of these were found to uphold the complaint?
7) Out of how many of those allegations (the number given to question 1)
did the complainant of bullying claim that the bullies were telling lies?
8) How many staff does your authority have and what is the current
population within your authority's area?
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Our reference: 1614333

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Dear Mr Lewis,

Please find enclosed our response.
Yours sincerely
 
 
M. Parts
Westminster City Council
Email: [email address]
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Dear M. Parts,

I would like to add the following question to my request.

Q9) Out of the number in the response to question 1, how many of
the complainants said that they had been called "a loner"?

Yours sincerely,

Mr Lewis

Yabootoyou

M. Parts, Westminster City Council

Dear Mr Lewis,
We don't hold information on such detailed level.

Kind regards,
M.Parts

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Dear M. Parts,
I would like to add the following question to my request.
Q9) Out of the number in the response to question 1, how many of
the complainants said that they had been called "a loner"?
Yours sincerely,
Mr Lewis
Yabootoyou

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