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November

Jakob Stausholm says Rio’s Everyday Respect program is also about driving better performance.

Rio Tinto’s push to protect women is making both sexes angry

The attempt to address sexual harassment and bullying captures the collision of the push for increased diversity and another against so-called wokeness.

  • James Thomson

October

Nine Entertainment’s interim CEO Matt Stanton said the company had partnered with external investigators.

Nine hires workplace investigators to sift through complaints

The media company has “a number of active investigations underway” into alleged misbehaviour by staff, its acting CEO Matt Stanton says.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

July

Mediaweek’s Trent Thomas has discussed a potential sale of the publication internally.

Mediaweek publisher flags potential sale of business with staff

Those comments came after the Financial Review revealed Trent Thomas had been found by external investigators to have bullied and harassed a member of staff.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

November 2023

AACo says underlying earnings were squeezed in a tough market.

AACo maintains workplace is ‘respectful’ amid bully claims

The beef giant, whose shareholders include billionaires Andrew Forrest and Joe Lewis, says it is focused on making the beef giant a “great place” to work.

  • Liam Walsh

August 2023

Newly installed Australian Public Service Commissioner Gordon de Brouwer is promoting a new legal “stewardship” requirement.

Robo-debt crackdown is just the start, public service chief warns

The first response to the toxic and bullying leadership behaviours exposed in the robo-debt scheme will legally require all officials to be ‘stewards’ for good government.

  • Tom Burton
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June 2023

Bubs chief executive Kristy Carr is alleging bullying and harassment in her legal action brought against the infant formula player.

Bubs’ former CEO alleges bullying, harassment

While serious allegations over bullying have been levelled at a director, Bubs has accused its former CEO of excessive spending on her corporate card.

  • Carrie LaFrenz and Myriam Robin

November 2022

EY’s gender pay gap has worsened.

Gender pay gap increases at EY

The firm also substantiated five complaints of sexual harassment and eight of bullying and harassment, according to its annual workplace transparency report.

  • Hannah Wootton
AAT

Appeals tribunal staff lodge complaints against 19 members

There were at least five complaints about the behaviour of a senior member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal by AAT staff, a Senate estimates hearing was told.

  • Michael Pelly

October 2022

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Beware ‘fake solutions’ to sexual harassment: CBA chief

Treating sexual harassment as a problem that can be solved with formal policies, laws and frameworks risks developing ‘fake solutions’, warns Matt Comyn.

  • Sally Patten

July 2022

The studio behind Mad Men are coming closer with Stan in a new content development partnership.

‘Mad Men’ industry pushed to declare harassment policies

Chief marketing officers of big Australian brands are being asked to think about how their advertising agency partners handle issues of harassment, bullying and assault in an effort to stop agencies from silencing staff.

  • Miranda Ward

February 2022

Newcrest boss Sandeep Biswas realised in 2021 that he had to change his leadership style and that of his top executives.

Newcrest ‘culture’ to have bigger say on executive pay

Newcrest boss Sandeep Biswas expects workplace culture to have a bigger influence on pay at the gold miner after staff gave his executive team a “cold shower” of feedback

  • Peter Ker

November 2021

Oil Search chairman Rick Lee.

Oil Search chairman told CEO of ‘bullying’ complaint

Rick Lee received a confidential letter from senior executive Ayten Saridas raising concerns about his chief executive’s behaviour. He told the CEO about it.

  • Michael Roddan and Jemima Whyte
Ayten Saridas has launched legal action against her former 
 employer Oil Search.

Oil Search sued for ‘bullying’ CFO out of her job

The CEO and chief financial officer of one of Australia’s largest oil and gas companies allegedly harassed Ayten Saridas to the point at which she left.

  • Jemima Whyte and Michael Roddan

December 2020

UTAS open to complaints over former vice-chancellor

The University of Tasmania will support anyone taking further action against the university or its previous vice-chancellor with bullying or harassment complaints.

  • Robert Bolton

Bullying, grade tampering and bad English rife at SA universities

A report by the South Australian Independent Commissioner Against Corruption reveals a grim record at the state's universities.

  • Robert Bolton
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November 2020

Richard Deutsch is proactive about bullying complaints: "Absolutely we've had to move [partners] on that have not lived our values".

Deloitte boss warns against 'gutless' responses to bullying

CEO Richard Deutsch's campaign to stamp out workplace bullying has forced some of Deloitte's leading partners to leave for failing to live the firm's values.

  • Hannah Wootton

September 2020

Cleanaway chief executive Vik Bansal.

Cleanaway boss admits 'unacceptable conduct'

Cleanaway Waste Management chief executive Vik Bansal has admitted to a multiple instances of "unacceptable conduct" after an investigation revealed he had created a "culture of bullying and harassment".

  • Michael Roddan
Kelly Quirk, chief executive of Harrier Human Capital.

CEO claims she was overworked, bullied by chairman

The ex-CEO of a HR firm has accused her former employer of bullying and forcing her to work 70-hour weeks in a case she says exposes 'old patriarchal structures'.

  • David Marin-Guzman

August 2020

Former AMP CEO and CBA director Andrew Mohl emailed a number of directors with concerns following Livingstone's appearance at the Hayne commission.

Former AMP boss 'gutted' by state of company

AMP's most successful contemporary chief executive Andrew Mohl says the company should do better as it battles multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

  • Michael Roddan

February 2020

Children don't need advice when they are dealing with rejection, they need to be listened to.

'Sticks and stones' mantra doesn't help kids cope with exclusion

Sometimes children don't need practical advice they just need you to show you understand and can empathise with them.

  • Anna Nordberg

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