GMB Survey CBC Staff On Bullying
Monday 13th
June 2011
REPORTS OF STAFF BEING BULLIED
BY CENTRAL BEDS COUNCIL MANAGEMENT PROMPTS GMB TO CONDUCT SURVEY TO
FIND OUT HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM IS
Some examples of bulling that
GMB has been told about are that Central Beds Council staff have
been told that their 'card will be marked' if they do not sign the
proposed new contract and verbal explicit language from managers
and councilors
GMB recently mailed its members who
work at Central Beds Council about the proposed pay and conditions
cuts at Central Bedfordshire Council. GMB has received responses
from members about them and other members of staff being bullied
and harassed by Central Bedfordshire Council managers and
councillors to accept the proposed changes. This has prompted GMB
to undertake a private and confidential survey to see how
widespread the problem is.
The confidential survey is in line
with the TUC model survey and is an attempt to establish how
widespread the problem is within Central Bedfordshire Council. The
last survey of the UK carried out by the TUC identified that 5
million employees have been, at one time or another, the subject of
some form of bullying at work.
Tony Hughes, GMB Organiser
said, "When GMB gets reports of bullying and harassment we
act immediately as the effects of can be highly damaging to people
and can have long term health effects.
After our mailing to all GMB
members working for Central Beds Council, telling them about the
council's try-on, that would change their terms and conditions, and
that any dismissals arising from it will be unfair and may be
causing staff increased difficulties, we got an immediate response
from members who told us their are being bullied and
harassed.
Some examples of bulling that
GMB has been told about are that Central Beds Council staff have
been told that their 'card will be marked' if they do not sign the
proposed new contract and verbal explicit language from managers
and councilors.
GMB is asking members to
complete the survey so that the union can evaluate the depth of the
bullying problem and pass on the results to the employer Central
Bedfordshire Council whose responsibility it is to make sure that
its staff are not bullied in the course of their
work."
Ends
Contact: Tony Hughes,
GMB Organiser 07738 958142 on or GMB Press Office: 07974
251823 or 07921 289880.
Notes to Editor: The
CBC Bullying Survey Questionnaire contains the following
questions:
THIS SURVEY IS STRICTLY
PRIVATE ANDCONFIDENTIAL
FOR CENTRAL
BEDFORDSHIRECOUNCIL
1 Have you
ever been harassed, bullied or discriminated against at work?
2 If 'Yes' to
Q.1, was it on the grounds of Sex, Race, Religion, Disability,
Youth, Trade union activities, Age, etc.? (Please state).
3 If so, by
whom?
4 Would you
feel confident reporting to your manager if
you were harassed, bullied or
discriminated against?
5 If not, why
not?
6 Are you
aware of an Equal Opportunities Policy at work?
7 If so, do
you believe it is being applied?
8
Do you believe you are
more likely to be harassed,
bullied
or discriminated against now than one year ago, three years
ago or five years ago?
9 If you
answered 'Yes' to any or all of the previous nine questions, please
say briefly why.
10. Please indicate which age
group you belong to:
Up to 25
years
___
26 - 35
years
___
36 - 45
years
___
46 - 55 years
___
56+
&years
___
11 Please state
gender:
Please use the space below or
additional sheets to add any other information that you may feel is
relevant to our membership survey