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Staff gossiping and caught lying

Lisa

Hi

Not sure where to post this. I am fairly new to HR and have come across a situation where we have an employee who is extremely good at her job but is a terrible gossip. A few weeks ago she spread rumours about something that was told to her in confidence by a director.

She divulged this to her line manager who then went to Director to clarify, who denies ever saying anything and would never discuss that type of thing in a general meeting.

When the member of staff was questioned about it she point blank said she never said anything to the line manager and she must be wrong.

However, she also told the rumour to another member of staff as well.

I've questioned all involved and it is plain that she is lying but I am unsure how to proceed.

Any help, suggestions???

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  • Two people saying they have heard a confidential fact from the same source suggests that she has gossiped and is now lying to cover this up. Depending on how obvious it would have been to her that she should not have shared these facts and/or whether this was a first offence etc, would impact on whether the conversation with her that follows was an informal or formal process.

    However, your issue here is surely with the Director, who has similarly told someone who (on the face of it) has no business knowing. Is s/he similarly being spoken to?

    Good luck.

    Nina
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  • Two people saying they have heard a confidential fact from the same source suggests that she has gossiped and is now lying to cover this up. Depending on how obvious it would have been to her that she should not have shared these facts and/or whether this was a first offence etc, would impact on whether the conversation with her that follows was an informal or formal process.

    However, your issue here is surely with the Director, who has similarly told someone who (on the face of it) has no business knowing. Is s/he similarly being spoken to?

    Good luck.

    Nina
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