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Traffic worker claims he was forced out for whistleblowing

Jonathan Winston Jonathan Winston
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A traffic warden has told a tribunal that he was forced out of his job for whistleblowing after he reported some attendants for tampering with machines and ignoring grace periods so they could meet a quota of issuing four parking tickets a day.

Andrew Williams claimed that when he failed to meet the unwritten targets he was asked by bosses why he was underperforming. He has claimed constructive dismissal against Barnsley Council, saying that he was bullied and harassed following the allegations he made against other workers.

However, the council argued that he had been caught sleeping on the job and had been performing duties while not wearing a uniform. Mr Williams, who represented himself at the tribunal, has since withdrawn his claim, saying he felt unable to continue. He said: “I was one person against a whole legal team, the stress proved too much for me but |I stand by everything I said.”

The council says: “It is important to put clearly on record that in the case of Mr Williams the council has consistently denied that there has been any illegal activity by its civil parking enforcement officers and specifically Mr Williams' allegations of bullying and harassment have also been consistently denied.”

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