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Informal and forma staff grievences
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Please provide the following information for each of the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25:
1. The total number of formal internal grievances raised by staff that included an allegation of bullying or harassment by a colleague or manager.
2020/21: 1
2021/22: 4
2022/23: 5
2023/24: 4
2024/25: 10
2. Of those grievances, how many were:
a) Upheld
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 0
2022/23: 1
2023/24: 1
2024/25: 2
b) Partially upheld
2020/21: 1
2021/22: 1
2022/23: 0
2023/24: 1
2024/25: 1
c) Not upheld
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 3
2022/23: 4
2023/24: 1
2024/25: 5
d) Withdrawn or not progressed
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 0
2022/23: 0
2023/24: 1
2024/25: 2
3. The number of employees who faced disciplinary action as a result of a bullying or harassment finding.
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 1
2022/23: 2
2023/24: 2
2024/25: 3
4. The number of employees who left the organisation (voluntarily or otherwise) during or following a bullying or harassment grievance process.
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 0
2022/23: 2
2023/24: 2
2024/25: 4
5. Whether any external or independent investigators were commissioned to handle any bullying or harassment complaints, and if so, at what cost.
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 0
2022/23: 0
2023/24: 0
2024/25: 0
6. The number of Employment Tribunal claims lodged against the council that included allegations of bullying or harassment.
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 1
2022/23: 0
2023/24: 0
2024/25: 1
