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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Lanarkshire college staff feared for jobs after latest whistleblowing case - Daily Record

Brow-beaten South Lanarkshire College staff were threatened with the sack after flagging up concerns about their working environment.

That’s the claim of on whistleblower who says workers had moved to highlight “unprofessional and inappropriate name-calling” by a manager in an email to HR.

But rather than investigate the claims of concerned staff, bosses ‘threatened to call police’ claiming the email was “malicious correspondence”.

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It’s the latest in a series of damaging allegations against the college, which sees a backdrop of multiple, ongoing suspensions - including college principal, Aileen McKechnie.

The email, which contains screenshots of WhatsApp messages, was sent collectively last month by members of a care faculty team, appealing for HR chiefs to look into their concerns.

Yet, rather than do that, the whistleblower says staff were told college management could alert police and lawyers, before being further threatened by the manager at the centre of the concerns in a...



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