Tweet
Normally I ask questions related to my novels but this isn't. I could really use some advice from a UK officer if possible. Here's the background I know.
Someone has had a minor workplace accident resulting in an injury, there's CCTV that shows the equipment at fault not the person. The person's direct manager and asst manager 'bully', in my opinion, the person by saying it's their fault and they'll be disciplined for putting in a claim, etc. until the person is so stressed they, as it's called in the UK, go off sick. I never heard the term in the US but in the UK a doctor can write a note recommending someone be given leave from their job without the person being fired if the cause is temporary.
Because this was stress related caused by the two managers, they were supposed to leave the person alone. But they continued to contact the person, the asst manager calling to say they had to have a face to face meeting to discuss whether or not the person would be disciplined or fired and he 'wanted the person's side in a written statement', calling to generally harrass, and possibly physically turned up at the person's home. I don't know if the last is true but have it on hearsay.
The tactics of the two managers heightened the person's stress levels until they began drinking again. The drinking spiralled out of control and the person ended up in hospital on life support. The hospital turned off the support yesterday; the person was gone.
My question is: The two managers harrassed and intimidated this person which resulted in their death. Do I report this to the police? I know harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act of 2010. But would the police take my claim seriously?
This isn't the first time the two managers had been accused of bullying and harassment of many of their staff.
Thank you.
Someone has had a minor workplace accident resulting in an injury, there's CCTV that shows the equipment at fault not the person. The person's direct manager and asst manager 'bully', in my opinion, the person by saying it's their fault and they'll be disciplined for putting in a claim, etc. until the person is so stressed they, as it's called in the UK, go off sick. I never heard the term in the US but in the UK a doctor can write a note recommending someone be given leave from their job without the person being fired if the cause is temporary.
Because this was stress related caused by the two managers, they were supposed to leave the person alone. But they continued to contact the person, the asst manager calling to say they had to have a face to face meeting to discuss whether or not the person would be disciplined or fired and he 'wanted the person's side in a written statement', calling to generally harrass, and possibly physically turned up at the person's home. I don't know if the last is true but have it on hearsay.
The tactics of the two managers heightened the person's stress levels until they began drinking again. The drinking spiralled out of control and the person ended up in hospital on life support. The hospital turned off the support yesterday; the person was gone.
My question is: The two managers harrassed and intimidated this person which resulted in their death. Do I report this to the police? I know harassment is unlawful under the Equality Act of 2010. But would the police take my claim seriously?
This isn't the first time the two managers had been accused of bullying and harassment of many of their staff.
Thank you.
Comment