tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post6657678343952767478..comments2024-03-29T13:59:53.760+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Victimisation, bullying, racial and sexual discrimination alleged in Davani caseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-61345990051331884972024-02-24T14:08:43.748+00:002024-02-24T14:08:43.748+00:00I'm not sure why this blog from nearly ten yea...I'm not sure why this blog from nearly ten years ago is suddenly receiving a lot of attention now, but the story did not end in September 2014 (last comment above).<br /><br />Davani should have been sacked by Brent for gross misconduct. Instead the Council Leader and Chief Executive kept her on, and then gave Davani a payoff (kept secret for a year) of over £150k when she finally left Brent's employment in June 2015.<br /><br />An attempt to get Cllr. Butt and Gilbert held to account for their actions (by five local residents challenging Brent's 2015/16 accounts over the alleged illegal payment to Davani) unfortunately came to nothing.<br /><br />If you are interested, you can read my final guest post about Brent Council and Cara Davani, published 31 December 2017, at:<br />https://wembleymatters.blogspot.com/2017/12/brent-council-and-cara-davani-last.htmlPhilip Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08216646114377430489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-85478453394597607952014-09-20T20:05:20.472+01:002014-09-20T20:05:20.472+01:00I really could shake the employment tribunal judge...I really could shake the employment tribunal judges hand right now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-77098713666961279122014-09-20T14:28:02.504+01:002014-09-20T14:28:02.504+01:00It's great to hear and read that a final solut...It's great to hear and read that a final solution and outcome had been found to a stubborn situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-38875082252349756172014-09-20T14:25:04.454+01:002014-09-20T14:25:04.454+01:00All the dark works done against members of staff i...All the dark works done against members of staff in hr in secret have been exposed and nullified. This includes management and non management staff. When one is glad all is glad! Victory for this case means victory for everyone that has suffered directly or indirectly by Cara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-72455151921777347242014-09-20T10:33:41.588+01:002014-09-20T10:33:41.588+01:00My word things were really bad in that HR function...My word things were really bad in that HR function led by Cara Davani. Is Cara still working there? Seriously?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-52290676440904012522014-09-20T10:30:03.382+01:002014-09-20T10:30:03.382+01:00Brent has a tarnished reputation at the hands of C...Brent has a tarnished reputation at the hands of Cara davaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-91787756572627490632014-09-20T10:29:11.996+01:002014-09-20T10:29:11.996+01:00Spread the word everyone, let your network know. P...Spread the word everyone, let your network know. Put the article up everywhere, LinkedIn, Facebook, willesden chronicle newspaper, bill boards you name it. If you have ever experienced this woman, you would know what it feels like to hear such great news. Christmas has come early. Next action is that Cara should be removed from post and the leadership team in Brent council should be disbanded. The whole lot of them are corrupt, bring back the former director of HR. None of this shambles was happening when she was leading the hr service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-42621707881188028862014-09-17T14:34:28.845+01:002014-09-17T14:34:28.845+01:00That's if they have any grounds to appeal on !...That's if they have any grounds to appeal on ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-42658430875088338882014-09-16T21:08:21.834+01:002014-09-16T21:08:21.834+01:00Yes, but I understand that Brent has indicated it ...Yes, but I understand that Brent has indicated it will appeal.Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-80561558579690415932014-09-16T18:09:32.078+01:002014-09-16T18:09:32.078+01:00Case over Victory to Miss Clarke for constructive ...Case over Victory to Miss Clarke for constructive dismissal, racial discrimination, victimisation, bullying and harassment Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-49439280006831612042014-09-16T14:06:03.595+01:002014-09-16T14:06:03.595+01:00Rumour has it miss Clarke has won her case ,all cl...Rumour has it miss Clarke has won her case ,all claims agains Brent council and cara devani have been proven , Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-33542104684936105182014-05-22T17:17:40.643+01:002014-05-22T17:17:40.643+01:00You know how dogs and their owners are supposed to...You know how dogs and their owners are supposed to grow increasingly to resemble each other. Well has anyone measured the length of those prize-winning terriers’ noses lately? No more Best in Show for those mutts until Ms Davani starts telling some truths methinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-42512384795711990662014-05-21T07:46:21.724+01:002014-05-21T07:46:21.724+01:00An illustration of just how bad things are for sta...An illustration of just how bad things are for staff and how they have absolutely nowhere to turn.<br /><br />Rosemarie Clarke raised a grievance with manager Phil Newby about Davani's bullying and intimidation of her. No one had dared to do such a thing before. It is not surprising in the light of the revelations emerging here, that Newby selected an investigator from another department, who was herself the current subject of of a grievance accusing her of bullying behaviour. It has been said before but bears repeating: you simply could not make this up. <br /><br />Being a member of the HR management team, Clarke was aware of the situation surrounding the investigator and raised it with Newby. Any REASONABLE person would imagine this to be enough to effect a change of investigator.<br /><br />Only, what happens instead is, Newby runs to Davani (the subject of Clarke's grievance) and asks HER to investigate how Clarke knows about the grievance relating to the investigator. Newby and Davani have so little grip on the running of the department (that happens when you're too busy with more important things) they forget that senior departmental managers like Clarke receive regular updates on the progress of these matters across the council. <br /><br />Clarke then receives several threatening e-mails from Davani demanding to know where Clarke came by her information!<br /><br />Clarke protests to Newby that he has breached her confidentiality by going to Davani. <br /><br />No one has yet dared complain about Davani and this is the beginning of the end for Clarke. <br />Nan Tewarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-68642778903242363782014-05-19T23:33:56.838+01:002014-05-19T23:33:56.838+01:00Only one person has a positive profile in the whol...Only one person has a positive profile in the whole trail of email Yvonne Foster, okay great. That is the most positive comment I have read since the old king died!. Back to business, why are the majority of staff experiencing victimization, a culture of bullying and unfair treatment at Brent Council and how is this going to be addressed so that it fails to continue in the future?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-36247997087283999602014-05-19T23:28:14.359+01:002014-05-19T23:28:14.359+01:00Andy Potts (partner of Cara Davani HR Director) ne...Andy Potts (partner of Cara Davani HR Director) needs to go to he is not impartial. I agree with the comments raised about him above. This is an inappropriate unprofessional relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-69423602834137446482014-05-19T23:16:12.290+01:002014-05-19T23:16:12.290+01:00@ the person who commented about collective collab...@ the person who commented about collective collaboration above. This is very interesting to read that roles were made redundant and replaced with new members of staff virtually doing to same job. Is that not another example of wasting council tax payers money as well the HR director endorsing poor HR practice across the council and probably in her own department. Those individuals that have been made redundant under this despicable regime surely must have been treated unfairly directly or indirectly. What purpose does the union serve in these circumstances, how is this allowed? Is the Union part of the collaboration and corrupt network too? Something is not right! Surely consultation must have taken place in these circumstances, perhaps formal consultation serves no purpose or has no weight in the Brent council under this regime. The more I read the more I feel terribly disappointed by what is going on behind closed doors in the council. I cannot believe that all these terrible things are happening! If this blog was not available, we would not be exposed to this information. What happens in the dark surely does come to light.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-19642625213673905652014-05-19T22:06:33.523+01:002014-05-19T22:06:33.523+01:00Guess he did not cut the grade with Davani otherwi...Guess he did not cut the grade with Davani otherwise as interim he would have stayed<br /><br />As an aside he worked as 2003 Press officer, Sarah Teather Brent East by-electionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-35526810958957562482014-05-19T21:52:05.153+01:002014-05-19T21:52:05.153+01:00I hope this Rosemarie Clarke person (former Head o...I hope this Rosemarie Clarke person (former Head of Learning and Development) gets the justice she deserves at her ET. It sounds like the HR Director is renowned for bullying harassment, undermining and racial discrimination according to all of the comments on each of the 5 blogs going against her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-77404011649651439972014-05-19T21:46:17.706+01:002014-05-19T21:46:17.706+01:00Exactly anon 15 May 2014 21:35. People like her co...Exactly anon 15 May 2014 21:35. People like her could not give a toss. An HR Director without an ounce of humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-9790749625509948372014-05-19T20:48:05.828+01:002014-05-19T20:48:05.828+01:00PR Week - Brent Council’s interim senior comms adv...PR Week - Brent Council’s interim senior comms adviser Richard Stokoe, hired last year as part of the review, said the restructure would see a shift in focus towards making the council’s 2,500 staff its spokespeople. <br /> <br />"The most trusted form of comms is verbal, and the most trusted form of verbal comms is from friends and relatives, so this is about getting staff out there. If you have each member of staff talking to five people about the council and what it's doing, you can start to bring about big behaviour change."<br /><br />Never a truer word said....all staff have to talk to five people about what it's doing (and this blog) you can start to bring about behaviour change. <br /><br />Q. What happened to Cheryl Curling again....ahhhh yes another one for the chop....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-37493132046510598942014-05-19T07:53:14.862+01:002014-05-19T07:53:14.862+01:00Ben Spinks has been appointed to "Mutalize Br...Ben Spinks has been appointed to "Mutalize Brent Council"<br /><br />Mutualize is just another word for "Privatize"<br /><br />Prior to joining Brent he was part of <br /><br />"Local Authority Mutuals Commissioner Group" at Oldham Council.<br /><br />The plot gets even thicker with some key people recently appointed to sliced and dice Brent Council after the election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-84790140414524347032014-05-19T07:42:07.628+01:002014-05-19T07:42:07.628+01:00Brent can waste more money on hiring a New Communi...Brent can waste more money on hiring a New Communications Head<br /><br />Salary range: £70,956-£87,330 p.a. inc<br /><br />http://www.bloomsburyresourcing.co.uk/downloads/Brent%20Head%20of%20Communications.pdf<br /><br />Surprise Surprise !! Bloomsbury Resourcing understood to be associated with Bernard Collier is this recruiting agency<br /><br />The previous head of Communications Cheryl Curling was made redundant<br /><br />http://www.prweek.com/article/1226164/brent-council-comms-head-cheryl-curling-departs-amid-verbal-comms-shake-up<br /><br />For those appointed at the top, the restructure seems to have INCREASED SALARIES, not reduced them.<br /><br />All the "Spin," keeps "Spinning," until one one day the proverbial will hit the fan.<br /><br />All the costs of re-hiring, increased salaries etc etc born by Brent residents and courtesy of Ms Davani in her big Brent Shake-Up<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-64368220108164344622014-05-19T06:54:44.319+01:002014-05-19T06:54:44.319+01:00OK. All of the senior leadership have got to go - ...OK. All of the senior leadership have got to go - from Butt downwards. I'm no lawyer but at the least it's loss of confidence of the electorate, corruption, intimidation, incompetence etc, etc. etc....the list goes on...<br /><br />A full and independent investigation is needed. Answering the allegations put forward...and the ones that we probably even don't know about. <br /><br />There should be no negotiations or hush, hush payouts. <br /><br />All compromise agreements should be lifted - we the electorate need to know what has been going on past and present. <br /><br />By applying the council's own procedures - if these so called leaders resign...- a disciplinary hearing should also be held after the fact, so that we the electorate can say that if they hadn't resigned - we would have sacked them anyway!<br /><br />...you can use existing technology to book the hearing....you can then track whodunnit!!<br /><br />One rule for all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-50266643405001958892014-05-18T22:41:11.526+01:002014-05-18T22:41:11.526+01:00Re 'Kensal Rise EmailGate' - it would be u...Re 'Kensal Rise EmailGate' - it would be useful to know when the police were first contacted about the fraudulent emails. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-8119839681370816442014-05-18T20:36:15.130+01:002014-05-18T20:36:15.130+01:00She doesn't need to be personally involved. Th...She doesn't need to be personally involved. Those who take their morality and their methods from those who are conspicuously 'getting on' above them will absorb the management style osmotically. So being an obnoxious self-seeking ********** (delete asterisks to match your individual abuse-choices) becomes not just normalised but an aspirational model for the wannabes. (Cf Rebekah Brooks). <br />And so it spreads. Which is how we got where we are now.<br />Hubris means they'll slip up in the end (cf Brooks, and Davies).Whatever we do to hasten that day is time well spent in resisting the spivification of public life in our country. It looks like Davani's time is almost up. What worries me is who's going to look after the dogs ........ <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com