Open Investigations

We are supposed to live in a more open society these days. Years ago in the UK, your bosses could write pretty nasty things about you for references and the like and you would never be allowed to see them or challenge them as they were confidential. We now have laws that have been passed so that things like that are now open and there are procedures which you can go through to look at things people have written about you and challenge them, legally, if they cannot be supported. Or at least that's the way it's supposed to be. However, as with all things like this, there are those who find there way around such things. One thing where a company can keep something from you are things that involve ongoing criminal investigations.

Think about this. A company wants to get at an employee. All they have to do is suspect the employee of doing something bad. They can then tell other employees about there suspicions and that they have certain evidence to back up what they are saying and that the employee should keep an eye on them and report any suspicious dealings. Now because this is an ongoing case, everyone in on it is forbidden to talk about it, by law. And since the case is never closed, the rumours can continue. The target never gets convicted of anything but then they are never allowed to clear their name either. There are some very evil people out there believe me and our society is not run how we are led to believe it is.