Bullying and intimidation at the Loch Rannoch Highland Club?
It is being reported that one of Scotland’s biggest Unions (GMB) http://www.gmb.org.uk/ has received allegations by a number of staff at the LRHC in respect to the conditions which they are made to work in.
The resort has 85 properties and approximately 2,200 weekly timeshare owners throughout the UK and overseas.
The club has an elected owners’ committee which sets policy. It has three elected members recently supplemented by two co-opted members. The report stipulates that the complaints centre round two members only.
Within this complaint there are some serious allegations being made by the employee’s including;
Humiliation
Bullying
Intimidation
These are definitely not the conditions that you would expect from a “luxury travel estate” located in one of Scotland’s most stunning locations overlooking Loch Rannoch and facing Schiehallion.
A Scottish newspaper “The Scotsman” provides further details from the staff within the resort. They claim to have been treat unprofessionally to say the least! They are shouted at and forced to work longer hours than they should.
They have also labelled some committee members as “pseudo Highland lairds” who strut around the estate.
Barry Fletcher who is the Regional organiser of the GMB told the reporter that;
“The workers from the club who recently joined the union told him they were afraid to speak out for fear of losing their jobs in a remote location where job opportunities are sparse”
Further to this, the Staff have also reportedly told the Scottish paper that they are considering rallying the LRHC’s AGM on 7 November in Stirling to draw attention to their plight.
Fletcher said:
“A number of people who have joined the GMB have spoken about bullying and harassment. They are scared for their jobs and are frightened to express their opinions. Some of those involved are young migrant workers from countries such as Hungary, Moldova and Spain. These people are on low wages and have to pay for their lodging. They also have to send money back home to their families and are desperate to keep their jobs.”
Fletcher said he has tried to contact the LRHC to discuss the situation.
He added:
“I have written two letters to the Loch Rannoch Highland Club’s office, sent recorded delivery, asking to set up a meeting to discuss union recognition. I never got a response.
“My secretary has copies of these letters. These letters were sent around August and September.”
A spokesman for the Loch Rannoch Highland Club said:
“No such complaint has been received by the club, either from the complainers or from a union on their behalf and there is no reason why any employee with a reasonable complaint of any conduct should be afraid of future prejudice in their employment arising from making such a complaint.”
It seems that the Loch Rannoch AGM on Nov 7th looks as if it’s going to be well attended with members proposing a change of committee.
Oh to be a fly on the wall!
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