Gordon Brown is not the only person accused of bullying this week. Isle of Wight Council has refused to confirm or deny rumours that its former interim deputy director of children's services, Deborah Cameron, subjected staff to shouting and threats during the six months she worked there.
According to Private Eye magazine, six formal and an unknown quantity of informal complaints have been made about Cameron's behaviour towards her colleagues.
The council sent over this statement from the director for children and young people, Colin Peak, in response: "Like all other local authorities, the council has a number of policies that are capable of addressing concerns presented by staff and it is very much in our interests that any such concerns are fully aired and dealt with.
"One of my key priorities is to ensure the safeguarding service operates as effectively as possible, and that includes treating staff issues as a matter between this department and the employees concerned."
The council would not comment further, as the allegations relate to internal staffing matters. A spokesperson confirmed that Deborah Cameron was hired on a six month contract in June 2009, and that she left at the end of this contract.
Private Eye's article can be found in the "Rotten Boroughs" section of this week's magazine (19 Feb - 4 March)
It is such a nice work . Because today no one is interested in social work . all are thinking about their selves . We must communicate and make a community of social work.....
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