Workplace bullying and harassment

haz

A former employee of UCC, Dr Stuart Neilson, who worked in the Department of Epidemiology, has been threatened with legal action unless he takes down a website giving an account of his struggles against bullying and unfair employment practice at UCC. Dr Neilson will not have been surprised to receive this latest threat from UCC....

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/78472

Strokesfan

Really interesting - It's a shame that people that have the courage to speak out against unacceptable behaviour are treated this way.

haz

What should you do about it though - take them on and risk legal action over the supposed public accusations?
Like the story says http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=ireland-qqqm=ireland-qqqa=ireland-qqqid=13412-qqqx=1.asp it isn't an isolated case at this place, or in many other large organisations. What do you actually need to show to people's satisfaction that all this actually happened and is unacceptable behaviour? HELP! I DESPAIR!