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Dear Colleague, At the most recent meeting of the Joint Consultative Committee, concern was expressed by the trade union side about the issue of workplace bullying, It was agreed that whilst bullying was not an Equal Opportunities issue to be dealt with under the provisions of the Equal opportunities complaints procedure, nonetheless it was an issue which needed to be addressed by the University.

Accordingly I wish to advise you of the following: 1. The university does not condone bullying at work be it by managers towards employees or employees towards fellow employees. Those who engage in bullying behaviour will be subject to the University's disciplinary code. 2. It is a management responsibility to do everything reasonably practical to ensure bullying does not occur and that when it does, it is dealt with robustly to make sure there is no recurrence.

Please ensure that this letter is drawn to the attention of your staff. Yours sincerely Paul Browne For Harry McConnell Director of Human Resources
