13 May (Part 2) - A den of iniquity
Returning to the ‘bastards’ theme for a moment, Bexley Council could be very
hard on honest staff who were not prepared to turn blind eyes.
An office junior working in an environment where mothers and children passed
through became suspicious of her manager. To get straight to the point, she suspected paedophilia
and reported it. She was sacked for her impudence though very soon
afterwards she was vindicated when the manager was charged with the offence. however he
retained his job until he was jailed. The young girl lost hers almost immediately.
I would name names so that you can Google the details but by an unfortunate
coincidence a man of the same name is currently employed by Bexley Council and it
wouldn’t be fair to implicate him.
The young girl took Bexley Council to a Tribunal and I attended every hearing.
The Tribunal dismissed her case and Bexley Council duly fanfared the result in
the press etc., but it wasn’t really true. The Tribunal clearly stated that she
had been unfairly treated but they could not allow her claim because she had
been employed for less than six months and because of that was unprotected.
The new Employees’ Rights Act would put an end to that injustice. This case is
one of several similar that I know of. Shall I do some more?