Gary Insley, the Ombuds for students at the community college in Victoria, BC, was terminated August 5, shortly after returning from a 16-month medical leave. Although Insley has a five-year contract through 2010, he says he was given little explanation for his firing. "There was no discussion -- I was simply called in for a meeting ... and it was done," he said. Camosun's HR director said there was not a problem with Insley's performance but would not comment further. Insley has has hired an attorney to fight the dismissal. Camosun's Ombudsman position is now filled on an interim basis. (Victoria Times Colonist.)
A wise mentor once told me, "You can't ombuds for yourself."
ReplyDeleteA reminder that at the end of the day, ombuds are employees and can be treated just as unfairly as the visitors they see.
ReplyDelete😂 There was a very good reason for his being fired.....linked to the firing of the former chair of the department of nursing and his loss of nursing license. Brings much relief to many.
ReplyDeleteActually the college lawyer admitted, in the human rights hearing, that the college had absolutely no grounds for dismissal. It was a personal issue on the part of a senior staff member thus he won his case against the college. Get your facts straight.
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