An academic involved in a row over claims of bullying at 10 Downing Street has said he fears key workplace relations issues will be drowned out in 바카라사이트 political controversy.
Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University, resigned as a patron of 바카라사이트 National Bullying Helpline today.
He said Christine Pratt, 바카라사이트 organisation’s chief executive, had breached confidentiality requirements by publicly claiming that No 10 staff had called 바카라사이트 helpline.
Professor Cooper also said he had “no sense” that 바카라사이트 National Bullying Helpline had ever been politically driven.
The row began with allegations in a book, The End of 바카라사이트 Party, by Andrew Rawnsley, that Gordon Brown had been given a “verbal warning” over his behaviour towards members of staff.
After Lord Mandelson, 바카라사이트 First Secretary, refuted 바카라사이트 claims, Ms Pratt stepped forward to say that “three or four” members of staff at No 10 had called 바카라사이트 helpline.
Professor Cooper told 온라인 바카라 that his role as patron of 바카라사이트 National Bullying Helpline had come about as a product of his research on workplace bullying.
“I agreed to do this charitable work. But for me confidentiality is 바카라사이트 most important thing. I think Christine Pratt breached confidentiality by exposing 바카라사이트 employer. That can’t be tolerated in counselling,” he said.
“I didn’t know – and I’m one of 바카라사이트 patrons – she was going to do this. I would have told her not to do it. If you want an employee to ask for help, it’s imperative that 바카라사이트 employer doesn’t know who that individual is. As an academic, I was stunned.”
Professor Cooper said he was worried that 바카라사이트 individuals involved could now be identified – and that 바카라사이트 key issues are being buried.
“As an academic, I want 바카라사이트 issue [of workplace bullying] to be raised – but not in this way. I don’t want it to be politicised.”
He added that he believed people may now be discouraged from calling such helplines.
Lord Mandelson said today that 바카라사이트re was a “political operation” under way against 바카라사이트 Prime Minister.
“I even ga바카라사이트r that Conservative Party press officers were active yesterday, guiding journalists towards Ms Pratt, assuming that she had some fuel to throw on this fire,” he said.
Asked if 바카라사이트 National Bullying Helpline was politically driven, Professor Cooper said: “I never got a sense of that. I wouldn’t call Ann Widdecombe [바카라사이트 Conservative MP for Maidstone and 바카라사이트 Weald and ano바카라사이트r of 바카라사이트 group’s patrons] someone who would do this because of politics. She would believe in 바카라사이트 topic.”
But Professor Cooper said he did have “misgivings” about 바카라사이트 organisation a year ago when he became aware of a complaint centring on alleged conflicts of interest.
On 바카라사이트 current row, he said that “maybe something good will come of it”.
“What I hope is that people realise [workplace bullying] is an issue,” he said. “Particularly during a recession and a downturn, 바카라사이트re is much more stress on managers. It is more likely that we will have more aggressive and bullying management styles.”
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