Workplace harassment in the public service is a serious attack on the dignity, health and working conditions of public-sector employees. It often develops gradually and sometimes insidiously, making it difficult to identify and to have it recognised. Its consequences can be particularly heavy, both professionally and personally. In Pau, Maître Kirimov assists public-sector employees facing situations of workplace harassment, to help them have the facts recognised and to defend their rights.
Workplace harassment is characterised by repeated conduct leading to a deterioration in working conditions. It may take the form of excessive pressure, exclusion, belittling remarks or harm to health. Legal support makes it possible to characterise the facts in legal terms and to confront such conduct.
Public-sector employees benefit from specific protections when facing situations of workplace harassment. The administration is required to safeguard the health, safety and dignity of its employees in the exercise of their duties. This obligation involves not only preventing situations of harassment, but also responding to them appropriately when they are brought to its attention.
Building a strong file is a decisive step in having a situation of workplace harassment recognised. It involves gathering all available evidence and presenting the facts in a clear, consistent and chronological manner, so as to allow a precise analysis of the situation. It is essential to collect even the smallest piece of evidence that could advance the case. Anticipation and preparation are therefore the watchwords of a strong file.
Workplace harassment should never be trivialised. Suitable legal support makes it possible to have the situation recognised, to protect the employee and to obtain compensation commensurate with the harm suffered. Based in Pau, the firm assists public-sector employees in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as well as in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie, with confidentiality and determination.