In a recent decision rejecting allegations of bullying by a
lawyer employed in the financial sector, Vice President Hatcher has
suggested that the Australian Fair Work commission will find any of
the following conduct to constitute bullying: "intimidation,
coercion, threats, humiliation, shouting, sarcasm, victimisation,
terrorising, singling-out, malicious pranks, physical abuse, verbal
abuse, emotional abuse, belittling, bad faith, harassment,
conspiracy to harm, ganging-up, isolation, freezing-out, ostracism,
innuendo, rumour-mongering, disrespect, mobbing, mocking,
victim-blaming and discrimination."
Even though the employers conduct was in some respects less than
desirable, Hatcher VP found that the lawyer, who had been placed on
a performance improvement programme, failed to establish that she
had been subjected to conduct falling within those descriptors.
