Bullying in Wycombe District Council

The request was successful.

Dear Wycombe District 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. If possible, please inform me of the cost of dealing with this request.

Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most important:

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

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

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed somewhere within these questions:

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

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Wycombe District Council

Your Eform 'Wycombe FOI (1.0).wdf' was successfully submitted.
Date Submitted: 2/6/2016 10:14:46

Jennifer Griffin, Wycombe District Council

Dear Mr Lewis

I am writing in connection with your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information 2004 for
Official complaints of harassment and bullying at work 1/04/09 31/12/15,
which I received on 2 June 2016. 

Every effort will be made to respond to you within 10 working days of
receipt of your request.  However, if because of the nature of your
request further investigations are necessary, we will respond within the
20 working day maximum entitled to us under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

In the meantime, if you have any further comments relating to your
request, please contact the above named quoting the reference number
above.

Yours sincerely

 

Jennifer Griffin
Records Manager

Wycombe District Council
Queen Victoria Road
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 1BB
Direct line: 01494 421190

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Surname: Lewis
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Email: [FOI #337650 email]
CommType: Freedom of Information
Freetext: 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. If possible, please inform me of
the cost of dealing with this request.

Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most
important:

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you
receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

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

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in
order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed
somewhere within these questions:

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
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1/04/09 31/12/15
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Mr Lewis

 

Please find attached response to your FOI

 

Regards

 

Jo Whiteley

HR Manager

Wycombe District Council

Queen Victoria Road

HIGH WYCOMBE

Bucks HP11 1BB

 

Direct Line: 01494 421183  (x 3183)

Mobile number  07909 997419

 

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From: [2][email address]
To: [3][email address],
[4][email address], [5][email address]
Subject: FOI Form Submitted

Title: Mr
Forenames:
Surname: Lewis
Address1: What Do They Know
Address2:
Address3:
Town:
County:
Postcode:
Phone:
Email: [6][FOI #337650 email]
CommType: Freedom of Information
Freetext: 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. If possible, please inform me of
the cost of dealing with this request.

Please reply to the first two questions first as they are the most
important:

1) How many official complaints of harassment and bullying at work did you
receive between the 1st April 2009 and the 31st December 2015?

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

Please reply to these questions if the £450 limit is not exceeded or in
order of the questions up to the limit should the limit be surpassed
somewhere within these questions:

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
Subject: HR Operations
Senders Ref: Official complaints of harassment and bullying at work
1/04/09 31/12/15
FileRef: Not Known
Location: Not Known
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