Uitspraak
RECHTBANK AMSTERDAM
1.De procedure
Generally no issue, however I would like you to keep any exchanges we have with regard to staff / company development confidential, unless I explicitly say it isn’t. I do not appreciate seniors coming to me in a flurry due to something I shared with you as a sounding board.”
If I am somewhat more critical than usual, this is based on events and issues that need addressing. Overall, the HR department, and your work, is much appreciated universally. I would hope that together we can improve further on those items.”
The message you have given is to undermine your manager and step up to the senior. [naam 5] also informed me that “HR is not a safe Place.” This is totally not true, the reason for this is that the staff that approach [naam 5] are often the employees that have no further career path here. Why they would not approach me is due to the fact that I would be more professional and always put the organisation first. How would you feel if I went to your board without informing you first, this is the same situation.”
As you have been informed, we are of the opinion that your current behaviour and your behaviour over the (recent) past are not acceptable within an organisation as RIPE NCC. This means that it turned out that you are not able to deal with confidential information, something that is extremely important in your role as HR Manager.
(…) We concluded that you are not able to manage (the personnel of) the HR department and to run specific HR projects, as proven by multiple escalations on the work place. Last but not least, you created an unprofessional and unpleasant working atmosphere on the HR department by reacting in a very rudimentary way, screaming to your colleagues and making inappropriate comments. This has given rise to complaints on the part of your colleagues and created a culture of fear within our organisation that is not acceptable.”
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The OR has heard from various members of staff throughout the company over the years who have shared experiences where confidential and personal information which had been disclosed in private to HR was openly discussed in the office. Staff members have expressed fear of approaching HR when they’ve had conflict with their managers because they didn’t trust that HR would be neutral and impartial.
I started working as a Customer Service Representative at the RIPE NCC a little more than 4 years ago. During my first week in the RIPE NCC my colleagues advised me not to share any personal informations with [eiseres] or [naam 4] , and that if I had any issue with my manager, to try to solve it myself rather than ask for help from HR.
Feedback on [eiseres] & [naam 4]
Over time, there have been a number of escalations of an interpersonal nature, within the HR department. I have given advice to Ms [eiseres] and encouraged bringing in third party facilitators / coaches to work on these issues. Group sessions have taken place over time, as well as individual coaching. Over the years it happened regularly that Ms [eiseres] found herself in personal conflict situations, stemming from her work. This she has admitted many times; it so happened that she was not on speaking terms with staff members for weeks. I did ask her to overcome these behaviour patterns, as they were counterproductive and not appropriate for an professional of her position. (…) Ms [eiseres] herself is known for her rather impulsive style of interaction. Generally, it is tolerated out of the sense that she means well and has the good of the organisation at heart. Unfortunately, regularly her impulsiveness led to use of inappropriate language, which I have received negative comments on. (…)
[eiseres] had a reputation across the RIPE NCC as the ‘source of all gossip. Discretion was never her mode of operation. (…) Rather than share interesting or relevant company developments that might influence strategy and decision making, she’d launch into tales of who was having an affair, suffering from depression, off sick, likely to lose their job.”
Na mijn HBO studie (…) ben ik op 4 augustus 2014 in dienst getreden bij de RIPE NCC in de functie van HR Administrator voor 30 uur per week. (…) De vacature was ontstaan omdat de voorgaande HR administrator ( [naam 10] ) op non actief is gesteld en daarna is ontslagen. De reden voor het ontslag was disfunctioneren en samenspannen met haar collega [naam 4] . Na dit ontslag heeft [eiseres] besloten om niet meer in haar “eigen” kantoor te gaan zitten. Zij is er toen bij komen zitten op haar eigen afdeling om meer “grip” te krijgen op de situatie. (…)
The feedback (…) was always given by both [eiseres] and [naam 4] on Monday Morning (…) The feedback came as a surprise and was given in a negative and destructive way. (…) Before she went on maternity leave [naam 5]( [naam 5] , vzr.)
was also witness of emotional discussions of [naam 11] and [eiseres] which always ended in shouting and being angry at each other. These conflicts were shared with the rest of the department but also with other Middle Managers. (…)
I’ve been out of the company for a good few years now but am actually still very much affected by my direct manager’s behaviour as I’m convinced I would still be working there if it hadn’t been for [eiseres] . (…)
As the HR manager you went the extra mile with so many staff, especially the non Dutch staff members. You were always there to sort out issues that affected their lives here in the Netherlands, even when they were not directly work related. I had no problem approaching you with some very personal issuers that I needed advice and support with. You handled those in the same professional and confidential manner as you did with other work related issues.”
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