Bullying at work & Compromise Agreement

[Peony88]

I signed a compromise agreement many years ago. I had to sign to say I'd had legal advice - but I hadn't. The firm of solicitors being paid to "advise" me were also the union solicitors & my rep was out of his depth. Someone instructed the solicitors not to talk to me - I was eventually informed of this by a sympathetic solicitor (in possession of the humanity that others lacked) who came on the phone briefly to explain what was going on. I signed as I'd been bullied in work & it led indirectly to a serious assault outside work (I did not, could not, tell anyone in work about it ). I signed because I was so traumatized & exhausted I just couldn't take any more. What I did not expect was to be blacklisted but that is what happened. Clearly they ignored the "gagging" clause & discredited me. The bully's lies unchallenged & unrebutted. I guess there's nothing I can do about this except to try to prevent it happening to someone else. I wish I'd gone to a totally independent firm for advice. It may have been futile - but it could not have been worse (notwithstanding fees obviously but they would not have been too great I imagine.)
Look & learn - from my mistake.

So they've broken their side of the compromise agreement? Take legal advice.

I don't understand why using the union's solicitors would be a problem unless you were employed by the union. But, as the previous poster says, if they have broken their side of the agreement you should take legal advice. If they have indeed acted in ways that have prevented you from getting another job (as opposed to other employers not wanting you for other reasons) they may have to pay you substantial compensation.

Thank you for your replies - it's good to "hear" them from out of the ether.
The bully's version of events was used to discredit me to the occupational doctor I had to see. I was never told this. I discovered it years later when I discovered it in my medical records. The rhetoric was used to discredit me among public bodies so no-one took me seriously about the assault (that happened outside work) when I tried to report it. The way I was perceived & treated by the authorities compounded the original abuse. The more I tried to unravel the situation & the cover-ups, the worse it all became. The authorities to whom I reported conducted a smear campaign to cover it all up. So many mistakes were made, but they're unaccountable. I even sent them a copy of a report by Daniel Finkelstein (9 July 2008 Times on line) "Justice can't be done in secret & here's why".

Usually the solicitor acting for you who advises you on the compromise agreemend would talked to you. If not they should have advised you by email. Did they give you advice? They certify they have given you advice. If they gave you no advice that would be very unusual.