Staff found guilty of bullying are cleared by second investigation

Two senior employees found guilty of bullying staff, have been cleared in a second investigation.

Two Ledbury town councillors, Liz Harvey and Andrew Harrison were found guilty of bullying town council staff following a town council investigation. However, they have since been cleared of allegations by Herefordshire Council.

Harvey and Harrison challenged the legality of the outcome from the town council investigation, saying that it was the duty of Herefordshire Council to investigate.

The town council, however, said that their investigation was correct under employment law and they took guidance from the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) and ACAS – according to the Ledbury Reporter.