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HCC chair hits out at 'toxic workplace' documentary branding it a 'gross misrepresentation'

Claims of ‘fear, intimidation and dishonesty’ as staff quit levy board

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
HCC chair Catherine Smith
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HCC chair Catherine Smith

Chair of troubled Welsh levy board Hybu Cig Cymru Catherine Smith has dismissed a tell-all documentary which delved into the alleged ‘toxic culture' of the Welsh workplace as a 'gross misrepresentation'....

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