HARASSMENT – AUSTRALIA

Oil Search sued for bullying CFO from job

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Original article by Jemima Whyte,Michael Roddan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 17-Nov-21

Oil Search has advised that it will fully defend itself against allegations that its incoming CFO had been forced to resign due to bullying and harassment. Ayten Saridas joined Oil Search in August 2020 and was to succeed incumbent CFO Stephen Gardiner in 2021. However, she resigned after just four months and the oil and gas group, claiming that she had been subjected to bullying and harassment by both Gardiner and former CEO Keiran Wulff. The latter subsequently resigned in July; Oil Search attributed this to health reasons but said there had been several complaints about his conduct.

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OIL SEARCH LIMITED – ASX OSH

Why journalists are giving up on Twitter

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Original article by Karl Quinn
Brisbane Times – Page: Online : 17-Sep-21

A growing number of Australian journalists are opting to voluntarily stop using social media site Twitter. They include Lisa Millar, the co-host of the ABC’s ‘News Breakfast’ program. Millar argues that Twitter is still the best platform for breaking news, but she got fed up with the frequent abusive comments from the platform’s users, including allegations of political bias and gender-related criticism. Millar’s ABC colleague and ‘7.30’ presenter Leigh Sales has also highlighted the "non-stop" bullying and harassment on Twitter. Dr Alex Wake of RMIT University contends that abuse of journalists on Twitter is a workplace health and safety issue, and argues that media companies have a duty of care to protect their staff.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TWITTER INCORPORATED, RMIT UNIVERSITY

More unions demanding Setka’s head

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 2 : 17-Jun-19

Twelve unions have now publicly backed the ACTU’s call for John Setka to quit as Victorian secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union over harassment charges. They include the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation, the Australian Workers’ Union and the Independent Education Union. Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese will seek to have Setka expelled from the party when its national executive meets on 5 July.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY FEDERATION, AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION-FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT EDUCATION UNION, ACTU, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Labor Right union wants exclusion from bullying laws

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 2-Sep-16

The Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union is seeking an exemption from anti-bullying laws. The union argues that it is not a "constitutionally covered business" and, therefore, bullying claims made by one of its official against another are outside the anti-bullying jurisdiction. Val Butler, a member of the union’s national council, accused divisional assistant secretary John O’Donnell of bullying and harassment. The matter will be considered at a special full bench hearing of the Fair Work Commission in October 2016.

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COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION, POSTAL, PLUMBING AND ALLIED SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, FINANCE SECTOR UNION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Sacked man loses $42m claim

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Original article by Tim Clarke
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 29-Sep-14

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled in favour of Woodside Petroleum in a unfair dismissal action by a former employee. Hassan Zaghloul sought more than $A42m in damages after claiming that he had been bullied and harassed during his tenure as the LNG group’s principal structural engineer. He has also accused lawyers involved in the case of professional misconduct

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WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA