{"id":105389,"date":"2019-11-06T13:20:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T12:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=105389"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:33","slug":"trade-unions-accuse-executive-board-of-wrongful-conduct-in-e-mail-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/11\/06\/trade-unions-accuse-executive-board-of-wrongful-conduct-in-e-mail-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade unions accuse Executive Board of wrongful conduct in e-mail investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four trade unions, united in consultation body EUROPA, have demanded that the Executive Board apologise for the e-mail investigation into the suspected \u2018plagiarism leak\u2019 at ESHCC, conducted by Hoffmann Bedrijfsrecherche last month. According to EUROPA, the Executive Board acted wrongfully and violated its own IT regulations, to which it referred.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/08150023\/Roel-Pieterman-0419-013_foto-door-Levien-2-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139169 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Roal Pieterman, chairman of EUROPA<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/levien-willemse\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Levien Willemse<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about e-mailgate<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/02\/academics-want-an-end-to-forensic-investigation-at-eshcc\/\">Academics want an end to forensic investigation at ESHCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/no-measures-taken-following-forensic-examination-at-eshcc\/\">No measures taken following forensic examination at ESHCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/11\/05\/executive-board-calls-off-cultural-investigation-at-eshcc\/\">Executive board calls off cultural investigation at ESHCC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/02\/executive-board-violated-the-councils-rights-when-it-investigated-eshcc-staffs-e-mails\/\">\u2018Executive Board violated the Council\u2019s rights when it investigated ESHCC staff\u2019s e-mails\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/16\/integrity-coordinator-also-investigated-by-detective-agency-a-moral-boundary-was-crossed\/\">Integrity coordinator also investigated by detective agency: \u2018A moral boundary was crossed\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>The Executive Board asked the company to investigate 22 faculty employees\u2019 e-mails, as it suspected that they may have had contact with an NRC journalist. The Executive Board had hoped this would enable them to determine who had tipped off the newspaper about plagiarism by former ESHCC Dean Dymph van den Boom. In doing so the Executive Board invoked the Use of Internet and IT Facilities Regulations for Erasmus University Rotterdam employees, which states that such an investigation is possible in cases of \u2018negative publicity for the EUR\u2019. The trade union consultation body entirely refutes this justification.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter, EUROPA accused the Executive Board of \u2018wrongful conduct\u2019. \u201cWe dispute the foundation you put forward\u201d, wrote Chair, Roel Pieterman. \u201cIt is in no way clear to us how [the NRC item about Van den Boom] could have resulted in \u2018negative publicity\u2019 for the EUR.\u201d The article was actually about plagiarism in activities carried out by Van den Boom in her time at the University of Amsterdam and not about Erasmus University.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Entirely attributable to Van den Boom herself\u2019<\/h2><p>\u201cThe fact that the provision states that it must concern the \u2018prevention of negative publicity\u2019 further supports our analysis\u201d, continued Pieterman. \u201cOf course there can be no \u2018prevention\u2019 in relation to an already published article.\u201d According to Pieter, any reputational damage resulting from the NRC article only applies to Van den Boom and not to EUR. And this damage is \u2018entirely attributable to Van den Boom herself\u2019. \u201cAfter all, the actions involved can expect general and legally-underpinned condemnation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pieterman also contests the Executive Board\u2019s position that those reporting plagiarism did not follow the correct procedures for reporting integrity violations. \u201cYou, as Executive Board, were informed by the ESHCC Faculty Council of plagiarism in Van den Boom\u2019s reorganisation advice. This is a correct report according to the Dutch Whistleblowers Authority Act as well as to the EUR whistleblowers legislation.\u201d In Pieterman\u2019s opinion, the Executive Board should have forwarded the complaint to another body. Instead of this, the Executive Board ignored the report, using the argument that the merger advice was not a scientific publication. EUROPA disputes that this meant that there was no plagiarism.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apologies<\/h2><p>EUROPA is asking the Executive Board to openly admit that the decision to conduct an e-mail investigation was incorrect and that the investigation of ESHCC Integrity Coordinator Stijn Reijnders\u2019 inbox violated a prohibition in its own regulations. The trade union consultation is calling on the Executive Board to offer its apologies to all involved employees. It also wants the IT regulations invoked by the Executive Board to be amended. The regulations \u2018must go further than protecting confidential inboxes\u2019. Negative publicity as a foundation for an investigation should also be removed. Finally, EUROPA is demanding the establishment of a legal aid fund to which employees can appeal in these kinds of situations.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Board has received the letter but does not wish to comment on this to EM \u2018while discussions with EUROPA are ongoing\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-1280x720.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-1280x720.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-500x282.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/10\/researcher-alex-huang-the-corporate-world-is-often-better-for-queer-people-of-colour-than-this-university\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tResearcher Alex Huang: The corporate world is often better for queer people of colour than this university\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-06-10\">10 June 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-460x460.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-460x460.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-115x115.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/queer-poc_intersectional-identities_AmiRinn_2026-1-230x230.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092705 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172052\/geestelijke-gezondheid-mental-health-stress-burnout_stock_sonja-schravesande-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/17172052\/geestelijke-gezondheid-mental-health-stress-burnout_stock_sonja-schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139422 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/10\/topambtenaar-voorzag-mentale-schade-bij-jongeren-door-coronamaatregelen\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tSenior official foresaw mental harm to young people 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