Newshound
20-02-2013, 11:42 AM
The Federal Government's proposed introduction of a specific complaint process for workplace bullying, with quick and cheap access to the Fair Work Commission, recognises the serious impact of workplace bullying and its importance as a work health and safety issue.
It could however potentially lead to employees bypassing their employers' own internal anti-bullying procedures.
What is – and isn't – bullying?
Read more on this topic from Clayton Utz (http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201302/13/how_will_new_federal_procedures_for_dealing_with_w orkplace_bullying_complaints_work.page)
It could however potentially lead to employees bypassing their employers' own internal anti-bullying procedures.
What is – and isn't – bullying?
Read more on this topic from Clayton Utz (http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201302/13/how_will_new_federal_procedures_for_dealing_with_w orkplace_bullying_complaints_work.page)