tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post57025431627254919..comments2024-03-20T08:37:50.011+00:00Comments on Bullying of Academics in Higher Education: Innocent bystanders?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-4097100739669149782008-02-03T13:32:00.000+00:002008-02-03T13:32:00.000+00:00Trade unionists may not be aware of the implicatio...Trade unionists may not be aware of the implications of the legal ruling in the Weaver v NATFHE racial discrimination case 1987, which was upheld by the EAT and Lord Justice May at the Court of Appeal. The judgement was that complainants of harassment (racist/sexist or any other form) were not eligible for union assistance because the complaint threatened the tenure of the harasser and tyhe union was under an obligation to protect members' tenure. This ruling applied irresepective of the merit of the complainants case.This policy is still the extant precedent for harassemtn cases (and bullying)and applies to all trade unions.For the reports of the Tribunals and the extensive documentation submitted to these Tribunals visit www.legalferret.netpeter crosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833307476812262677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28080901.post-72165405639457300532007-11-07T17:46:00.000+00:002007-11-07T17:46:00.000+00:00The pain of loosing your job, your colleagues, bul...The pain of loosing your job, your colleagues, bullying, intimidation, etc, etc is something I can't describe, and all my union rep did was refer me to a web page...<BR/><BR/>Nov 27th 2006 posting on this blog<BR/><BR/>Aphra BehnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com