"Bullying" versus "Reasonable Management" actions
Two recent bullying cases addressed by the Fair Work Commission highlight a need to understand the difference between bullying and “reasonable management actions.” In these two cases the FWC had to determine whether the actions alleged to be bullying actually amounted to bullying or were appropriate reasonable management actions. What is “bullying”? “Bullying” is when a person or group of people repeatedly behave unreasonably towards another worker or group of workers, and t
Employer found not guilty of workplace bullying
In Robertson v State of Queensland [2020] QDC 185 a nurse working at Gold Coast Hospital made a claim for damages alleging she suffered...