An employee was awarded a total of $625,345, being $210,000 for pain and suffering and $415,345 for pecuniary loss, due to the lack of duty of care from the Department of Health Victoria as her employer. Read how the relationship was causing the employee “extreme stress and she was at risk of psychiatric harm”.
In this exclusive with Phillipa Muir of Simpson Grierson, we learn about issues around workplace bullying and discrimination in New Zealand, and also how the culture shift towards ensuring inclusiveness in the workplace, particularly for the LGBTI community, has been very positive, yet is often met with some resistance.
“The bullying conduct included the manager speaking to the employee with a stern tone and pointing her finger at the employee, as well as… saying to the employee ‘I’ve never met anybody so stupid as you’,” writes Tiffany Campbell of Holding Redlich.
In this practical and exclusive interview with Aaron Goonrey of Lander & Rogers he details why “a distinct workplace anti-bullying policy is a measure that businesses should be adopting as best practice”. He suggests that the policy should outline what is acceptable behaviour and what is not acceptable.
Experienced industrial relations, employment law practitioner, and ELM workshop facilitator Aaron Goonrey of Lander & Rogers gives us his exclusive insights into the topic of managing difficult employee behaviours in this concise Q&A. Don’t miss the final point he makes on the topic.
FWC recently made anti-bullying orders arising from an ‘un-friending’ on Facebook and other workplace conduct.