22 February 2010

Statement re the National Bullying Helpline

Professor Cary Cooper resigned as Patron of the National Bullying Helpline this morning on the grounds that he believes the organisation has breached client confidentiality.

Professor Cooper said:"The National Bullying Helpline is a confidential advice service. I think it is completely inappropriate for Number 10 or any other employer to be named publicly in this way."

Points of clarification

• Professor Cary Cooper was not a trustee of the helpline – he was a patron
• He is not calling for Christine Pratt’s resignation – he believes this is a matter for the trustees to decide
• Professor Cary Cooper is a Director of Robertson Cooper and Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School