“A Muslim soldier is suing the Ministry of Defence over claims he was bullied and suffered racial discrimination whilst on active service with an SAS unit in Afghanistan.”
Sunday Telegraph, 6th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Teenager Keeley Houghton, who used Facebook to make death threats against Emily Moore, has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for bullying via a social networking site.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2009
“A schoolgirl driven to the brink of suicide by the taunts of a racist classmate described her tormentor’s sentence as ‘pants’ after he was allowed to walk free from court.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A schoolboy is facing the threat of a year in a young offenders’ institute after he became the first to be convicted of racially harrassing a fellow pupil.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three Army training instructors appeared at a military court at the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire accused of bullying and ill-treating young recruits.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Four Army training instructors will face courts martial after allegations of abuse that came to light during an undercover investigation by the BBC.”
BBC News, 20th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Instructors at Britain’s biggest army base have been suspended after an undercover investigation by the BBC revealed bullying of young recruits.”
The Times, 19th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A female lawyer demanding £19 million in compensation for workplace bullying faked a nervous breakdown to secure a higher payout, an Employment Tribunal heard today.”
The Times, 16th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, has revealed how a painful childhood helped to shape him into one of Britain’s most liberal judges who outraged conservative opinion by paving the way for the early release of James Bulger’s killers. ”
The Times, 1st June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A City lawyer who was left too ill to work after alleged bullying and harassment at her office is in line for record sex discrimination compensation of more than £13 million, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government set up an independent inquiry yesterday into allegations of bullying and racism at the regulatory body that upholds professional standards among Britain’s 700,000 nurses and midwives.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The father of a soldier who died at a Surrey barracks says he will continue to fight for a public inquiry, even if the site is bulldozed.”
BBC News, 6th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The country’s top prosecutor ‘publicly humiliated’ a Crown Prosecution Service lawyer by removing her from her job over unfounded bullying claims, a tribunal has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“People in the armed forces who feel they are being bullied or otherwise badly treated will be able to complain to an outside body, the Ministry of Defence announced yesterday.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An epileptic woman who worked at perfume giant Estée Lauder has settled her case with the firm after winning a tribunal claim for bullying.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Gingerism in the workplace could form the basis of formal grievances or constructive dismissal cases, an employment lawyer has warned. The news comes in the wake of one Newcastle family having to move house because of abuse about its members’ red hair.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th June 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
