Interactions between a "bad tempered" manager and "difficult" supervisor were "a mutually driven personality clash" rather than bullying, a court has found in rejecting a $6.8 million damages claim, with costs.
It wasn't unreasonable for an "insulted and incensed" colleague to refuse to speak to an employee, a commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings.
A Fair Work Commission member was entitled to find an employee faced no future bullying risk after her reporting lines changed, despite her fears that former supervisors could use the employer's systems to bully her from afar, an appeal bench has ruled.
Management actions that weren't conducted reasonably were different enough not to be considered 'repeated behaviour', a commission has ruled in stop-bullying proceedings.
In stop-bullying proceedings, an accepted compensation claim for a psychological injury doesn't constitute proof that unreasonable management action has occurred, according to the Fair Work Commission.
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The Fair Work Commission has highlighted staffing shortages as a work design issue that can lead to "feelings of being bullied at work", while rejecting that a manager's conduct amounted to bullying.
The fact an employee sought stop-bullying orders that might "lack utility" or be beyond the Fair Work Commission's powers was of "no great consequence", a member has commented, in rejecting the employer's application to dismiss the matter.
An independent investigation followed by mediation might have prevented a workplace conflict from escalating into a stop-bullying application, the Fair Work Commission has noted, in highlighting some lessons for employers.
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