Firefighter grievances - Find a freedom of information request

Request

For each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 please can you provide figures on the following:

1. How many formal grievances have been raised with the service by members of staff and firefighters from an ethnic minority background regarding complaints of harassment, inappropriate language, behaviour and assault?

2. How many claims have been submitted to employment tribunal regarding the above?

3. How many of those claims have settled prior to a full remedy hearing?

4. What was the settlement figure in each claim?

5. How many of those settlements involved the signing of a non-disclosure agreement?

6. How many grievance/discipline cases have been brought by the service in relation to Inappropriate behaviour/language/conduct* by an employee (*race discrimination or harassment)?

Decision

1. 0.

2. Not applicable.

3. Not applicable.

4. Not applicable.

5. Not applicable.

6. 0.

Reference number
5912249
Date request received
16 January 2023
Date of decision
30 January 2023