About 4 years ago I started work for a large local organisation. After a short period of time, I was systematically bullied by the manager for about 16 months. At that stage, I went to HR and asked to be moved to a different section of the organisation. To cut a long story short, I was offered a move to a department 30 miles away. As a result of the bullying, I was on heavy medication and quite ill and I couldn't face driving such a distance. Therefore, I was forced to resign or be sacked. I resigned - that was about 2 years ago.
My health (mental and physical) continued to deteriorate and it was another year before I was able to start work again. I have now found out that the manager concerned is on paid leave as a result of a similar allegation from a member of staff.
I wonder if I could now take legal action against the company for the bullying at this stage and given that the organisation involved ? Or should I just let bygones be gone and be grateful that I am in a better place now.
My simple reading of this ..... if you didn't make reference to the bullying when you were there with the HR manager etc. you could find it quite difficult to prove your case .... depends on who you told ... and what the reasons (official) reasons for your resignation were.
Were you to win your case you might get a few thousand euro .... is it worth it revisting the whole issue? or should you just move on and focus on the future?
I don't know ....only you know the answer to that.
Moved from Askaboutlaw to Work, Careers
Just a further thought ..... if the HR Manager asked you about pursuing it at the time and you said you didn't want to, the company can argue that they dealt with it at the time and that the matter had been closed because you didn't want to pursue a complaint. Would your conversation with the HR Manager have been recorded?
May I ask why this has been moved to a different thread when what I really want is legal advice and not career advice?
I now have 5 part-time jobs, some of which involve shift work as well as working from home on my own internet business where I have to deal with contacts in China and the time difference etc.
Are these hours being tracked under the Organisation of Working Time Act?
I think it's the employers who would be liable.
I'm not entirely sure how it works. If aybody knows I'd be interested to know.
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