Saturday, March 24, 2007

All Eyes on the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department

Amanda Iacone reports its more secrecy, when the FORT WAYNE-ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH Department would not release the name of a returning employee. It's called control in implementing discriminating practices among select personnel. It's definitely not about competency.
The investigation, which involved GPS tracking devices placed in vehicles, led to the resignation, firing or retiring of six employees and unpaid suspensions for two others.


The person more than likely was wrongfully terminated and was going to sue them big time.
Two other employees were suspended for “loafing on the job” and using work vehicles for non-work related purposes. The pretext was unauthorized use of a company vehicle.

Pruitt was among the six health inspectors the department threatened to fire because of the investigation. She said she retired instead.

She said the punishments were uneven and that the department’s policies were unevenly upheld. Those who were terminated were accused of the same violations as those who were suspended, Pruitt said.

Waldron said the disciplinary procedures were fairly and impartially applied in each situation.

“The actions that were taken were based on each individual’s situation and the egregiousness of the offenses,” Waldron said in a statement Friday.


From Michael Schroeder of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:

At the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health, the recent in-house investigation led by Mindy Waldron relied on GPS equipment secretly hidden in cars to track workers’ movements. The investigation began after Waldron heard comments from the public that some of the department’s employees weren’t where they were supposed to be. The probe’s findings led to the firing or resignation of six workers. Two other workers were suspended without pay and the department late last week was taking steps to fire another worker.

Unlike the health department, most employers who use the technology do so in full view of their employees. That means they must sell employees on the technology that some construe as an electronic baby sitter by showing other aspects of its usefulness, including safety.


Can we say criminal action..read here,Folks.

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