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by a clique of team members.
I am dismayed that the "investigation" though is based only on my complaint from 6 April this year. As part of that investigation only my team leader Susana has been interviewed. My whole documented claim of ongoing bullying over the last 11 months has been reduced and minimised to a discussion between Susana and me and its my word against hers. None of the proof I have provided has been used to bring a more realistic outcome.
11 months of bullying that I have been reporting in detail via e-mail has in the company's view now become "some concerns" with colleagues. As all e-mails printed together will fill a significant pile of pages it shows that my complaints haven't been investigated at all. The outcome of your investigation simply is that I should go back to work as if nothing ever happened.
So what then with my loss of income of 18 days of sick leave at half pay? My "stress related anxiety" was a direct consequence of the bullying and that loss of income is a punishment for me being victim of bullying. Now I have been put on leave without pay although I was made to believe that my suspension would continue. The company is doing its best apparently to make me a criminal instead of a victim. I'm the bad guy now apparently.
As part of my appeal I have been preparing a timeline of all relevant events and communication regarding my bullying. Unfortunately Danielle and Emma are now refusing to send me copies of certain documents I asked for my appeal and I don't want to send an incomplete timeline. Under the Data Protection Act the requested information should have been provided so the company is breaching that law now.
For this I wish to report Danielle and Emma. They also have over the last few weeks been giving me confusing, conflicting and at times misleading information leading to the situation we are in today, worse than ever.
While my appeal might now be considered without me being given an honest chance to fully prepare it, I think that the way forward is to let things settle a bit and then organise a meeting in which progress can be discussed. As informed before: tomorrow morning early I leave for annual leave and will be back in Gibraltar 16 May. I am willing to meet on that day with HR. I will have spent some quality time with my family in Belgium then far away of all the present issues so could come to a meeting with a fresh mind.
Looking forward to your answer and with kind regards,
Bart


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