Workplace Bullying is rife in State Government Departments and often those responsible get away with their actions. There is a failure of internal complaint management systems because management investigate complaints against managers of the same Department.
Often the result of any investigation is "it's just a clash of personalities" or they deliberately delay an investigation in the hope that the victim resigns or just seeks a transfer or is transferred, rather than actually address the bullying first hand.
Even if you go onto Workers Compensation, you are often returned to work without a psychological treatment plan. Even if a teacher actually attempts suicide, this is not reported to Safework NSW and there is no investigation.
Any internal investigation does not include medical evidence and does not even include assessment of multiple complaints made against the one bully.
What can be done about these systemic faults?
Paul
