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Pritti Patel and bullying

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Gwyneth Thu 04-Mar-21 18:20:38

eazybee look no further than your local council. Often Chief executives who leave their jobs for whatever reason are paid eye watering sums of money and no one is held responsible or any explantation given to the council tax payer. I know because I’ve tried to get answers but my requests for answers are just ignored and it just goes on.

MaizieD Thu 04-Mar-21 18:15:11

Oh! SNAP!, *growstuff grin

MaizieD Thu 04-Mar-21 18:14:25

I suspect she was a much needed wind of change through a comfortably settled department so was bound to ruffle a few feathers.

Probably because she achieved the desired result; there is an awful lot of dead wood there.

I assume that the posters making these comments have in depth knowledge of the workings of the Home Office and the Civil Service?

A six figure payoff seems like a lot of something being hidden to me. It's a real shame that he settled, though. It would have been illuminating for it to have gone public.

growstuff Thu 04-Mar-21 18:12:54

eazybee

*In what world can someone cost their employer a six figure sum because of their behaviour, and still keep their job?*

Probably because she achieved the desired result; there is an awful lot of dead wood there.

Did you work amongst the upper echelons of the Home Office?

Daisymae Thu 04-Mar-21 17:43:28

Nearly £400,000 of public money? This is not that way that organisations should act. A business would go bankrupt if they carried on in this manner. If there are issues then they should be dealt with according to law, policies and procedures. It is quite frankly an outrageous state of affairs.

Urmstongran Thu 04-Mar-21 17:40:37

He was on a six figure salary anyway when he left. This award is probably 2 years pay in lieu.

eazybee Thu 04-Mar-21 16:54:08

In what world can someone cost their employer a six figure sum because of their behaviour, and still keep their job?

Probably because she achieved the desired result; there is an awful lot of dead wood there.

AGAA4 Thu 04-Mar-21 16:50:05

She did more than ruffle feathers for that amount to be awarded.

Doodledog Thu 04-Mar-21 16:44:39

In what world can someone cost their employer a six figure sum because of their behaviour, and still keep their job?

Aveline Thu 04-Mar-21 16:39:32

I suspect she was a much needed wind of change through a comfortably settled department so was bound to ruffle a few feathers.

Dinahmo Thu 04-Mar-21 16:24:28

There is some good news occasionally. PP has reached a 6 figure settlement with the former permanent secretary in the Home Office. The FDA (civil servants union) is to continue pursuing other cases.