"The Guardian has learned it is now facing an employment claim for unfair dismissal from a female member of its senior leadership team sacked for alleged racism. The senior staffer was dismissed after an investigation, in the months after she submitted a complaint of bullying and harassment. After her dismissal, she emailed the union's entire central executive committee (CEC), saying she believes her dismissal was a result of retribution linked to her formal complaint against the general secretary and other senior male employees."
"She also claimed that there were contraventions of governance and urged the committee to take action against leaders who have created a culture of fear and control. The union subsequently went to the high court to gain an injunction to demand the return of 700 documents she had retained. A second female member of the senior leadership team, who is still employed but now off sick, also emailed the CEC saying she had reported bullying and harassment involving union leadership."
GMB trade union faces senior-level infighting and legal claims as the general secretary prepares for a possible re-election in May. A senior female leader has lodged an employment claim alleging unfair dismissal after being sacked for alleged racism months after filing a bullying and harassment complaint. She told the central executive committee she believes the dismissal was retribution linked to her complaint and alleged governance breaches; the union sought a high court injunction over documents she retained. A second senior female staffer, now off sick, reported bullying and said the union was 'rotten at the root'. GMB says the dismissal stemmed from racist comments and that bullying complaints were not upheld.
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