The importance of diligent record keeping was highlighted
recently, when a court found email evidence showing that an
employee's employment had ended for performance reasons, and
not for complaining of bullying and harassment.
The applicant was employed from 1 October 2009 to 8 December
2010. When he commenced his employment, he reported to the General
Manager of the People and Culture Division. Between May and
September 2010, the employee made various complaints to his
supervisor and to a General Manager, alleging that another manager
had been bullying and harassing him.
The applicant told the court that there were multiple
'flashpoints' in his dealings with the two managers. He
claimed he was shouted at and intimidated in a meeting, and that
one of the managers, who communicated mainly by email, had sent him
insulting messages in an effort to 'harass, intimidate and put
pressure on him to leave his employment'. As a consequence of
this alleged harassment, the
