107.8 Radio Jackie - Bulletins aired each hour
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
A leading professor has quit her job at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton after facing multiple accusations of bullying
Nazneen Rahman, who is the head of genetics and epidemiology, was given leave of absence last November.
It’s after a letter signed by 45 current and former employees accused her of “serious recurrent bullying and harassment”.
Of the signatories, 22 claimed to have suffered direct bullying.
Statement from The Institute of Cancer Research.
"We can confirm we received allegations of bullying against a member of our staff. We take any complaints about bullying extremely seriously, and immediately commissioned an independent investigation into the allegations by a respected law firm. The staff member was on leave of absence during this process.
We reviewed the findings of the investigation and discussed them with the staff member. The staff member decided to resign and will be leaving the ICR.
An open and supportive working environment is essential for our work to defeat cancer. We have put in place a series of measures to ensure we respond to allegations as quickly and effectively as possible. These include revising our policy on bullying and harassment, providing an external hotline for reporting of complaints, and effective information sharing within the ICR.
We recognise we could have done more to support those who came to us with concerns and are absolutely committed to learning the lessons. In addition to the changes we have already made, we are reviewing the investigation findings in detail and will be implementing further recommendations in full."
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:55 pm

|
Top of Radio Jackie News page here.
|
One
of many reasons why we are so useful to South West London...
our very own news team bringing you stories that are relevant to you
and your area.
If you have a press release
or would like to send in news then pop off an e-mail to [email protected]
Follow Jackie News at twitter.com/jackie_news.
Listen to Jackie's latest News and Travel
News Team - - Local news 24 hours a day
Lucy Mayer
Lucy is the News and Travel Editor. Find out more about her on the Presenters page.
|
Luke Williams
Luke spends his free time playing synthesisers and watching old sitcoms. Journalism helps remind him of the 21st century.
|
Chloe Norman
Chloe presents both news and travel - find out more about her on the Presenters page.
|
Sandra Aggrey
Sandra wants to travel the world in 60 days.
|
Alex Loveridge
Alex loves watching tennis at Surbiton and Wimbledon and also plays a bit too. He swims at Richmond, but not in the Thames.
|
Mike Oban
Mike enjoys playing and watching sports and is a budding football coach.
|
Jacqui Kerr
Jacqui enjoys all sports and has had a go at most! She loves talking, current affairs, music, and walking her polar bear sized dog.
David Walker
David´s philosophy is you only live once so go out and grab every opportunity no matter how small.
|
|
Paul Francis
Paul grew up in Fetcham and now lives in Teddington with his wife, two cats and a dog. He supports Fulham and plays in a band.
|
Sharmeen Ziauddin
Sharmeen lives in Worcester Park and loves lie-ins, kittens, books, politics, make-up and anything with sugar in it, but hates Monday mornings with a vengeance.
|
John Beesley
John lives in Hounslow. He enjoys beer and singing with barbershop quartets and choruses, though not necessarily in that order.
|
Emily Dexter
Emily is creative and has wide-ranging interests.
|
Amelia Beltrao
Amelia thinks living in New Malden definitely has its benefits: she gets the shops and beautiful riverside from Kingston, can walk her dogs on the common and visit the tennis in Wimbledon, as well as having a great range of Asian culture and cuisines on her high street.
|
Abby Chitty
Abby is from Southfields and her favourite band of all time is The Killers.
|
Nick Ellerby
Back in the UK after six years in Brazil, Nick is missing the sun. He's a big fan of cricket, stand-up comedy and all things radio.
|
Katie Waple
Katie presents both news and travel - find out more about her on the Presenters page.
|
|
|