Loughborough and Ivor Williams settle

Ivor Williams, former executive director of the European Construction Institute (ECI), has reached a settlement with Loughborough University after leaving his ECI post earlier this year in disputed circumstances (CJ 15 January).
Last month Williams put in an employment tribunal claim for unlawful deductions from wages. The terms of the settlement are subject to a confidentiality clause.
A former colleague said: "He has been kicked out. Nobody will explain why. He has been treated in an absolutely appalling way."
Williams was formerly with the National Economic Development Office (NEDO) responsible for introducing the concept of partnering in this country. When NEDO was axed he was instrumental in setting up the ECI, which is based at and linked with Loughborough.
An agreed statement said Williams pursued a complaint against the university in connection with his final year's salary. It said he retired from the ECI in May 2003 and "his contribution has been vital to its development and growth".
It continued: "His dedication to the success of the ECI and his hard work has been without question.
"The university wishes to make it clear that at no stage has it called into question Ivor's conduct or professionalism."
Former ECI benchmarking manager John Hughes said: "It has been acknowledged that Ivor did nothing wrong. Which begs the question as to what this was all about."