Some of our colleagues have commented for the weekly Respekt (article in Czech) on the case of abuse of a superior position, which according to testimony occurred for several years at the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The management of FZU expresses its full support to all those who have been harmed by such behaviour. At the same time, the management of FZU thanks all those who have contributed and are contributing to the creation of an open and safe working environment through their testimony.
We value open communication that helps to identify manipulative and toxic workplace behaviour and encourages the search for ways to resolve such cases quickly and with the utmost respect for victims and witnesses.
We are absolutely convinced that it is in the interest of the Czech Academy of Sciences and its individual institutes to create an open, dignified and safe working environment for all, with particular regard to the more vulnerable - for example, young people at the beginning of their careers and women.