Racism, sexism and homophobia uncovered at Police Scotland in review
One of the women, former firearms officer Rhona Malone, won almost £1m in compensation from the force after an employment tribunal found she had been victimised when she had raised concerns about sexism.Although some had spoken publicly before, the women felt their stories had been lost and there has been no measurable change in attitudes towards female staff., who was restrained by around six police officers..
People had been punished for raising issues or concerns, it heard, including being side-lined within teams or moved to a less convenient location.The group said it heard "scepticism and even outright fear" among staff over raising concerns at all because it can "just lead to the person being moved and the issue being avoided".
Group members also found there was a tendency to jump straight to formal grievance processes without the opportunity to pursue mediation.The report noted issues in several other areas including:There were too many cultural initiatives not joined up in practiceAbsence of effective performance management in the last 10 years
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