Leader of Council, CEO and Head of
HR celebrate popular public verdict.
Guest Blog by ‘E.Tribunal’
Nice idea?
Here’s how to achieve it. Every year London Borough of Brent asks for
nominations from the public for staff members who have ‘gone the extra mile’
and deserve recognition for outstanding achievement. The nomination form is
here http://brent.gov.uk/your-council/staff-awards-2014/nomination-form/
I’ve just
filled one in as follows:
NAME: ROSEMARIE CLARK
DEPT: HR ADDRESS EMPLOYEE IS BASED AT: CIVIC CENTRE
REASONS FOR NOMINATION: ROSEMARIE
HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE TO HER COLLEAGUES AND TO THE PEOPLE OF BRENT IN HER BRAVE
FIGHT TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE IN THE FACE OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION , VICTIMISATION
AND WORKPLACE BULLYING (I don’t have copyright on any of these words so please
help yourself).
I then
filled in my name, address and email address. Given the climate of intimidation
which exists, some people may find that part problematic. However, everyone has
friends and relations who will have heard of Rosemarie’s experiences (or will
be happy to learn of them now) and that knowledge will qualify them to vote and
will validate their votes in turn. WM
readers will need no reminding that knowledge is power and modern technology
presents us with infinite ways of both spreading the knowledge of Brent
employees’ achievements and, at the same time, spreading the means by which
people can vote on that knowledge.
One other point: some may wonder whether
Rosemarie Clarke, who is actually no longer a Brent employee, qualifies for nomination; it would hardly
reflect well on Brent Council, though, if this were to be raised as an
objection given that the recent Watford Employment Tribunal’s verdict made clear
that the responsibility for Rosemarie’s constructive dismissal was entirely
that of Cara Davani, Christine Gilbert
and the rest of their friends on Brent Council, precisely the people who
will most loudly be celebrating the presentation of these awards. Attempting to
block nominations would only draw more attention to the Employment Tribunal’s
findings. Spread the word!
CLOSING DATE
FOR NOMINATIONS IS OCTOBER 17: DON’T
DELAY, VOTE TODAY
Just done it and passed it on to all my contacts. Thanks for the opportunity Brent council !!!
ReplyDeleteMe too done it, I actually genuinely think Rosemarie Clarke actually deserves a award. To go through all of that she needs a medal really. Don't forget she wasn't the only one that went through this, the others cara either paid off through compromise agreements or the others didn't have the stamina to take it further through legal proceedings.
DeleteCompleting my staff awards nomination form as we speak ......
ReplyDeleteRosemarie was an officer who did her job well and understood the purpose and reason for having proper procedures in place and of following them. She herself had been a director of HR elsewhere, prior to taking up the learning and development role in Brent.
Her sense of fairness and of the right way of doing things would have been gravely offended by the shenanigans of the Davani-led troupe. It is difficult to imagine just how isolated she must have felt in the year leading up to her constructive dismissal.
Rosemarie was very committed to Brent having been a resident and having worked in other Brent council departments in the past.
Her trials are by no means at an end with the delivery of the judgement, particularly with Brent council having announced its intention to appeal which drags the matter on even longer. It is very difficult for anyone who has taken a high profile case to an employment tribunal to live that down and be able to secure employment elsewhere however just their case.
I suspect that somewhere the council has a zero tolerance policy towards members of the public who abuse council staff. It is well past time for the council to apply some similar such policy with a view to preventing Davani, Gilbert, Ledden and Partner (bullies extraodinaire to the Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Brent since 2012).
Isn't it great to read something written with such sincere and eloquent clarity when we've become used to the fake, cliché-ridden corporate guff which emanates from people like Butt, Davani , Gilbert and their kind? Thanks, Nan.
DeleteMike Hine
Thanks Mike. I couldn't do corporate guff if my life depended on it!
DeleteI've just completed my nomination for Rosemarie.
ReplyDeleteA memo to Brent Council: If she gets the most votes and does not win due to shenanigans we will know thanks to a Freedom of Information Request. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
Excellent idea. Keep it rolling!
DeleteGenius idea - just submitted my nomination
ReplyDeleteLol, love it but guess what, HR has taken over running the Staff awards from people who actually know how to run it hence they are so late with nominations (they haven't got a clue what they are doing) so Rosemarie doesn't stand a chance, even if she was the only 1 nominated. If Davani don't like you , you will not get through. Brent is all about Davani
ReplyDeleteThe thing is to get the nominations in. I didn't notice anything on Brent's invitation to nominate which said you could nominate anyone 'subject to the approval of another council employee, Ms C.Davani'. And if a council employee decides to try to block the nomination of a candidate, then surely it's just another instance of discrimination from someone a court has already found guilty of the same thing. If they don't act on the result through discrimination, victimisation or simply incompetence it will all help Rosemarie's cause. Let as many people as possible know the facts and the nomination process.
DeleteSpread the word!
Just published my vote great idea. The fact that their getting the nominations in rosemaries favour is good enough for me. These people have been wicked for too long let's see if they can be kind enough to acknowledge their wrong doing and give rosemarie a staff achievement award
DeleteYes DAVANI will have a influence over the nominations in the same way that she has influence over employee relations case work. But at least she'll have to read it!
DeleteWell it is decided by a 'panel' no guesses as to who is on the panel
ReplyDeleteDoesn't matter. We'll have a pretty good idea of how many people have voted and Scott Mapesbury Green's suggestion above will verify it. If they had any sense they'd realise now that actually awarding it to Rosemarie was probably their best option.
DeleteThey might find that doing the right thing is a bit stressful for them though. Breaking the habits of a lifetime and all that .........
Done. We need to get as many people as possible to do this. Embarrass them as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteDone
ReplyDeleteAlison Hopkins
By the time the public has finished voting for rosemarie they will have felt haunted!
ReplyDeleteHope so, but Hallowe'en's not til the end of the month. Nominations have to be in by the 16th so let's get all our contacts to get their haunting in early!
DeleteDid Anonymous 1749 mean 'hunted' - which may account for the Pavey 'spear-heading'.....
DeleteHilarious, gave me a chuckle, to think they will get more nominations for Rosemarie who is no longer staff than they are actually getting for staff themselves. Nobody trust the process anymore and now that it has been taken over by Davani/HR we honestly couldn't care less. Something that gave staff a bit of happiness and helped to show that they were appreciated has now become such a mockery. It has now become not about the staff who actually go the extra mile, it's about who Davani likes. Guess what, they can stick it, Staff awards has now become farcical.
ReplyDeleteI have done mine, not just to embarrass certain individuals within the current brent council hierarchy as I believe that Rosemary will no doubt get the most votes, but more importantly because I know from my own personal experience of Rosemary that she would be a worthy winner.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful idea and well done to whoever thought of it. Rosemary won't win, but the sheer number of nominations that will come in for her is fantastic. This is another great way to keep the terrible goings on in the limelight. Keep the pressure on and if anyone can think of a way to get National attention it would be excellent.
ReplyDelete.
If only Davani would do the right thing for once and wave the white flag. She's not respected and her actions are damaging the reputation of the HR department and the Council. There are some very capable HR professionals in Brent and she is making the department look bad.