January
Dentons sought to bury bullying claim, email shows
An internal email shows the firm sought to protect a senior partner and avoid damaging its local expansion plans.
November 2024
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.
October 2024
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.
July 2024
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.
November 2023
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.
August 2023
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.
June 2023
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.
November 2022
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.
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.
October 2022
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.
July 2022
‘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.
February 2022
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
November 2021
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.
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.
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.
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.
November 2020
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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.
September 2020
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".
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'.
August 2020
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.