The Suffolk Fire Experience - Doc 285 Harrow Firefighter Vacancies
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The Big Meeting with Big Suffolk CEO Mrs Linda Homer
11.00 hrs 1st October 2005
By prior arrangement, the Lowestoft FBU chairman, Firefighter Michael Hyde had agreed to accompany X to the consultation with her excellence Mrs Linda Homer. X stopped by the Hyde household to pick him up before proceeding down the tortuous A12 to Ipswich the capital of the County of Suffolk. Slotting the motor into the county councils car park at the rear of the Suffolk College X and Michael then proceeded to Suffolk County Councils Imperial HQ at St Helen Court for a timely arrival at about 10. 55 hrs.
After a short period of waiting in the ground floor foyer the twosome were eventually ordered to ascend onto the first floor and into Linda’s semi-posh, but at the same time tacky lair from where see conducted operations.
The twosome were greeted with economical respect by Mrs Linda Homer who was plainly not up for a lengthy period of discussion on equal terms with a couple of members from the Fire Service inferior classes.
CEO Homer had also chosen to invite a couple of bouncers to help her keep order and the upper hand in the resultant discussions in the form of her personal PA and Mr Derek Lay.
CEO Homer opened the discussions with a general appraisal of what she felt the consultation was about. Essentially the complaint of harassment made by X against the unlawful Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith (now Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith North Wales Fire and Rescue Service).
CEO Homer said she had considered the letter sent by X (30th September 1998). In her opinion, she said she could not see any problem with what Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith had done. She said that he had told her it was just a mistake. She then went on to say that he was a long-term friend and that they had worked together in Hertfordshire. To this she could vouch that if he said it was a genuine mistake and completely without malice or intent, then that was absolute and should be believed. She said she had also discussed the details of the case at length, with all the principal officers in the Suffolk Fire Service. They had informed her that there was absolutely no substance to the complaint/s. She then went on to say that X should show good faith and withdraw the complaint as it was crystal clear no harm had been done.
X asked what the benefit would be to him if he withdrew the complaint.
The CEO could not specify any benefit except that it might make X look like a reasonable person.
X said he could not withdraw his complaint as Deputy Chief Fire Officer Smith had clearly acted unlawfully and such behaviour toward another work colleague was incompatible with his position. He also said that Deputy Chief fire Officer Simon Smith had done the same deed on a previous occasion whilst serving in Hertfordshire.
CEO Homer retorted by saying that X was wrong about Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith being unlawful and that that was ridiculous. As to X being repaid his wages that was made in goodwill and without out any admission of liability. She said that the wages were repaid to avoid costs at an employment tribunal.
X replied by saying that he had intended in withdrawing the employment tribunal action on receiving a repayment of the unlawful deduction. However, if the County refused to admit that Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith had acted unlawfully then the case will have to be decided at the tribunal and a decision recorded.
On receiving that CEO Homer’s seemed to become excited and almost reached boiling point.
Nevertheless, she managed to refrain from her desire to show her dis-satisfaction and contempt for X and Firefighter Hyde. Reluctantly she agreed to discuss the points raised in X’s letter (30th September 1998) and original complaint of harassment.
The discussion went on for a good hour. CEO Homer reluctantly conceded that following her screening of the complaint she would appoint somebody to investigate it further. She also said that she would instruct Assistant Chief fire Officer Ken Seager to suspend the current discipline prosecutions against X until the harassment complaints had been fully investigated and a report produced.
The meeting then ended.
P.S. See the report by the harassment investigator Keith Lynch in about 20 postings beyond this. Coming as soon as we can get there!
The Big Meeting with Big Suffolk CEO Mrs Linda Homer
11.00 hrs 1st October 2005
By prior arrangement, the Lowestoft FBU chairman, Firefighter Michael Hyde had agreed to accompany X to the consultation with her excellence Mrs Linda Homer. X stopped by the Hyde household to pick him up before proceeding down the tortuous A12 to Ipswich the capital of the County of Suffolk. Slotting the motor into the county councils car park at the rear of the Suffolk College X and Michael then proceeded to Suffolk County Councils Imperial HQ at St Helen Court for a timely arrival at about 10. 55 hrs.
After a short period of waiting in the ground floor foyer the twosome were eventually ordered to ascend onto the first floor and into Linda’s semi-posh, but at the same time tacky lair from where see conducted operations.
The twosome were greeted with economical respect by Mrs Linda Homer who was plainly not up for a lengthy period of discussion on equal terms with a couple of members from the Fire Service inferior classes.
CEO Homer had also chosen to invite a couple of bouncers to help her keep order and the upper hand in the resultant discussions in the form of her personal PA and Mr Derek Lay.
CEO Homer opened the discussions with a general appraisal of what she felt the consultation was about. Essentially the complaint of harassment made by X against the unlawful Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith (now Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith North Wales Fire and Rescue Service).
CEO Homer said she had considered the letter sent by X (30th September 1998). In her opinion, she said she could not see any problem with what Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith had done. She said that he had told her it was just a mistake. She then went on to say that he was a long-term friend and that they had worked together in Hertfordshire. To this she could vouch that if he said it was a genuine mistake and completely without malice or intent, then that was absolute and should be believed. She said she had also discussed the details of the case at length, with all the principal officers in the Suffolk Fire Service. They had informed her that there was absolutely no substance to the complaint/s. She then went on to say that X should show good faith and withdraw the complaint as it was crystal clear no harm had been done.
X asked what the benefit would be to him if he withdrew the complaint.
The CEO could not specify any benefit except that it might make X look like a reasonable person.
X said he could not withdraw his complaint as Deputy Chief Fire Officer Smith had clearly acted unlawfully and such behaviour toward another work colleague was incompatible with his position. He also said that Deputy Chief fire Officer Simon Smith had done the same deed on a previous occasion whilst serving in Hertfordshire.
CEO Homer retorted by saying that X was wrong about Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith being unlawful and that that was ridiculous. As to X being repaid his wages that was made in goodwill and without out any admission of liability. She said that the wages were repaid to avoid costs at an employment tribunal.
X replied by saying that he had intended in withdrawing the employment tribunal action on receiving a repayment of the unlawful deduction. However, if the County refused to admit that Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith had acted unlawfully then the case will have to be decided at the tribunal and a decision recorded.
On receiving that CEO Homer’s seemed to become excited and almost reached boiling point.
Nevertheless, she managed to refrain from her desire to show her dis-satisfaction and contempt for X and Firefighter Hyde. Reluctantly she agreed to discuss the points raised in X’s letter (30th September 1998) and original complaint of harassment.
The discussion went on for a good hour. CEO Homer reluctantly conceded that following her screening of the complaint she would appoint somebody to investigate it further. She also said that she would instruct Assistant Chief fire Officer Ken Seager to suspend the current discipline prosecutions against X until the harassment complaints had been fully investigated and a report produced.
The meeting then ended.
P.S. See the report by the harassment investigator Keith Lynch in about 20 postings beyond this. Coming as soon as we can get there!
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