Dear Colleagues
Please see below for details I have just received from a colleague outside of
HE. I hope it clarifies the issue concerning the status of the Dignity at Work
Bill. I am new to post as a part time Equalities Co-ordinator at Sussex Uni
(started 18 July).
Best Wishes
Liz Burchett
From: Nick Tapp <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:13:34 +0100
> Subject: FW: Dignity
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Dignity at work. Its not yet an Act.
>
> Basically it prohibits harassment, bullying and any conduct which causes the
> employee 'to be alarmed or distressed', including:
> - behaviour on more than one occasion which is offensive or abusive
> - unjustified criticism on more than one occasion
> - punsihment imposed without reasonable justification or
> - changes in the duties or responsibilities of the employee to the
> employee's detriment without reasonable justification
>
> It will amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to provide that breach of the
> implied dignity clause can amount to constructive dismissal
>
>
> > -----
Liz Burchett, Equalities Co-ordinator
Human Resources Division, Sussex House,
University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH
Tel 01273 877602 Email: [log in to unmask]
|