Leaked emails have exposed claims of a toxic culture at Metro Trains, involving bullying, gender discrimination and even positioning trains to look up passengers’ skirts. The emails reveal Metro hired a former senior police detective to investigate an avalanche of staff allegations of harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace, only to suppress the report’s […]
By Irena Ceranic Updated yesterday at 7:10pm A former Perth Glory player who submitted fraudulent insurance claims of more than $US90,000 ($122,000) has been jailed for 20 months. Million Mwenge Butshiire, an ex-Glory youth representative, travelled to his native Democratic Republic of Congo, with another man in 2014. The District Court was told the man […]
Updated 31 May 2016, 4:38pm A spike in fraudulent insurance claims has been identified as a major cause for the rise in premium costs. Key points: Industry heavyweight reports 30 pc spike in suspicious claims Sydney CTP claims up by 39 pc, NSW Government set up CTP fraud task force Expert raises concerns insurance fraud […]
If you are being bullied at work and need support, you can read this factsheet and go to the Get Help section. If you know or see someone being bullied you can go to the Supportive Bystander FactSheet to find out how to help them. What is workplace bullying? Workplace bullying is verbal, physical, social […]
Chelsea Football Club has ‘apologised profusely’ to Gary Johnson who was sexually abused at the club in the 1970s. In a statement the club said Johnson had ‘suffered unacceptably’ while a youth team player. Chelsea’s apology comes after Mr Johnson, 57, said the London club had paid him 50,000 not to go public with allegations. […]
A recent court ruling has put the spotlight on bullying investigations – in particular the duty of care owed to those who have had allegations made against them. The case involved four employees from the Maryborough office of Disability Services Queensland who had allegations of bullying and harassment made against them in 2008 and again […]
Millions of customers of Australia’s largest banks have been the target of a sophisticated cybercrime operation. Key points: Millions of customers of Australia’s largest banks have been targeted by a sophisticated malware attack. The virus presents a fake version of the login screen when an Android user accesses their banking app. Experts believe it is […]
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Overview from the AIS Website Governance structures significantly affect the performance of sporting organisations. Ineffective governance practices not only impact on the sport but also undermine confidence in the Australian sports industry as a whole. Australia’s Winning Edge 2012-2022, promotes the critical link between sports governance and business capability, and the achievement of high performance […]
SOUTHEND Hospital is investigating claims of a bullying culture by staff in one of its departments. A ten-month probe into bullying in the hospital’s sterile services department, which cleans and disinfects surgical equipment, will report back next month, the Echo can reveal. Staff claimed senior staff shout and swear at colleagues, antisocial shifts were being […]
