Ex boss mocks me in public - Advice needed

christaitfife

Have you thought about writing a letter to her boss. remove the emotion and state facts and then state what effect this is having on you. Also say that if this persons conduct does not improve you will need to contact the authorities. If that doesn't work then contact the police. They will simply pop by her house and tell her off... hopefully that would make her think.

kingfisherblue

Perhaps ask loudly why they are harassing you, especially since you won a tribunal which recognised that they had bullied you in the workplace. Inform them that you will contact the police regarding an anti-harassment order. I would imagine that is likely to embarrass them, hopefully enough to leave you alone.

Unfortunately some bullies don't get fed up, so you need to make a stand. If it does continue, contact the police. The advice about keeping a diary is good, as it will support your claims, especially if you have the names of witnesses.

pinkshoes

Might be worth carrying round a notebook, then if they make any verbal comments in public, get out your pen and paper and write it down (time, date, location) whilst ignoring them.

If curiousity gets the better of them, let them know that the police have asked you to keep a record of the harrassment.

How very charitable of them!

getmore4less

If you one the tribunal what action have the trustees taken?

Did you report the situation to the charity commission?

Reggie_Rebel

Get the local rag involved

"Charity Workers Bully ex-Employee" they'd love that headline

TBagpuss

I agree with the advice to kep a record - date, time place, and what (specifcially) was said.

Contact you local police and explain the sitaution. Explain that you would like to report it, and have it formally logged as, Harassment. Make sure that you get a Crime Reference Number.

The police may try to brush you of and totell you to see a solicitor. Stay firm, tell them that you are considering taking legal advice but that you also wish to formally report the problems as Harassment with a view to action being taken under the Protection from Harassment Act.

Report each fresh incident as soon as possible after it happes - the police need to have information that there is an ongoing course of conduct in order to be able to take action, and this would normnally require you have reported at least 2 separate incidents.

Their first sdtep would normally then be to speak to the person concerned, and only to escalte if the harassment continues.

You could slo send a warning letter to the person responsible.

In the letter, state specifically that yo uare wirting to make it clear that their behaviour amounts to harassment and that you will be taking legal action if it does not stop. State that you have reported the matter to the police and that if the harassment continues then you will be asking the police to bring charges and also reserve the right to apply to cout for a rettraining order and that if that becomes necessary, you will also be seking a costs order agaisnt them.

Then state specifally what you want them to do e.g

"For the avoidance of doubt, you must not intimidate or harass me in any way, including but not limited to
- approaching me, or speaking to me in public
- making personal, abusive or derogatory comments to me or about me
- encouraging or instructing any other person to mke abusive or derogatory comments to or about me
- pointing or laughing at me in public or instruct or enorage other people to do so
- making allegations to any third parties about me

State specifically that any oftheose actions will be considered to be harasment and will be reported to the police as such.

State that a copy of the letter will be provided to the court and to any relevant court as evidence that she has been warned that her beahviour is not acceptable and of the consequensces of continuing to harass you.

Kepp a copy of the letter, and send it by post and get a certificate / proof of posting. Provide a copy to the police when you log the incidents with them.

If you have not already done so, I would also write to the head office of the chrity (iif this is diferent to the people who are involved in running the shop) ntifying them of the situation and that it is continuing.

I would alos inform the Charity Commissioners if you haven't already done so about your concerns regarding the financial management of the charity / that part of it.

Charityworker

Thanks for all your replies.

A few of you have said about me reporting it to a person higher than her. There isn't anyone higher than her, it's a stand alone local charity. The committee consists of her as chairperson, her son as vice chairperson, her sons flat mate as secretary and her daughter as treasurer. When I left she gave my paid job to her son who's also on the board of trustees. The board of trustees consists of all I've already mentioned plus the chairpersons husband and a close friend of their family. I've told my concerns about this to the charity commission and I have no idea if any things been done as the only way I would find out anything about how the charity is going is via their Facebook page and they are hardly going to post anything like that on there. I don't speak to any of their current volunteers. I'm still friends with some of the volunteers who left for the same reasons that I did. Basically for having a mind of your own instead of just agreeing with everything they say. She likes weak minded people who she can manipulate. Anyone strong minded is squeezed out as soon as possible. When an outsider talks to her she comes across as lovely and smiley and charming but it's a front and that's how she gets away with everything she does. Outsiders think that me and the other people that left can't possibly be telling the truth as she's so lovely.

Just after I left one of the service users there was raped in the drop in centre by one of the volunteers. It went to court and he got found guilty. The mum of the girl organised a protest about it outside the building. The chairperson of the charity told the police it was me who organised the protest and they took me to the police station and questioned me about it for 2 hours. The next day the person who did organise it came forward to the police and told them I had nothing to do with it.

One of the committee has a conviction for having child !!!!!! on his computer. I reported that to the charity commission and the local safeguarding team too but again I don't know if anything was done but he's the chairpersons son so she probably smiled her way through it.

So now you can see the kind of thing I'm dealing with.

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Poppie68

You need to report them to the Charity Commission... They are the requlators for registered charities... Sorry can't post links......Charity Commission. gov.UK


Edit: While it makes for interesting reading you should remove all the details from your last post that could identify the Charity.

Poppie68

Sorry just 're-read, so you have already reported to the CC? Follow it up and escalate to someone higher up....Do everything by either email or signed post, and keep copies.

Charityworker

As far as I can see I haven't identified the charity.