Sheila Freeman will be presenting at the No More Harm Conference on Thursday 12th April commencing at 4:02 PM – 4:32 PM the topic is LEADERSHIP ABUSE, REPAIR & RESTORE POSITIVE LEADERSHIP and will be addressing the issues of bullying identified within the Local Government sector. Numerous cases of bullying have been exposed in the…Read More

There are currently two prominent sexual harassment allegations in place, that being Geoffrey Rush and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Cr. Robert Doyle. It appears that in both of these allegations the alleged perpetrator has not been given natural justice, as neither Mr. Rush nor Cr. Doyle were informed of the allegations prior to being…Read More

With the ‘outing’ this week of Don Burke by a Fairfax Media/ABC investigation claiming he was a “psychotic bully” it is now time for organisations both large and small to ensure not only sexual harassment is not happening in their workplace but also that psychological bullying is not occurring. Organisations and businesses need to ‘dust…Read More

After Fair Work returned  a decision ordering Bendigo Health to reinstate an aged care nurse who was sacked for kissing a patient on the forehead, Sheila Freeman was interviewed by journalist Mark Kearney from the Bendigo Advertiser on how can an employee return to work following a dispute: Bendigo Advertiser:  Saturday December 17 2016 Workplace…Read More

If  you want a copy of Bullying in the Workplace: An Occupational Hazard for your e-book reader, it is now available from the following sites: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/bullying-in-the-workplace/id596358040?mt=11 http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Bullying-in-the-Workplace/book-y2AMmHsaTEiKZncY3ibLQg/page1.html?s=QQ15QZNKG0qDThz3BW9ghw&r=1 http://www.ebooks.com/1115680/bullying-in-the-workplace/richards-helene-freeman-sheila/ https://www.firstyfish.com/ebooks/14985/Bullying-in-the-Workplace/smRead More

Australia’s workplace bullying laws  form part of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Commonwealth). This all-encompassing law makes bullying conduct unlawful, with workers having the right to redress workplace bullying through the Fair Work Commission. What this means for employers These new laws bring into question “Reasonable Management Action”, which remains an exception to the law….Read More

  Hospitals face fines over bullying, Julia Medew, The Age, Thursday, 21 April 2016. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/hospitals-could-be-fined-for-mismanaging-bullying-and-harassment-jill-hennessy-20160420-gob5jj.html St Aloysious College Principal bullied teacher: Fair Work Commission, Neelima Choahan, The Age, Wednesday, 12 July 2016. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/st-aloysius-college-principal-bullied-teacher-fair-work-commission-20160712-gq3uw5.html Principal bullied teacher – Fair work ruling, Robert Ballantyne, The Educator, 14 July 2016 http://www.educatoronline.com.au/news/principal-bullied-teacher–fair-work-ruling-219627.aspx Horrible Bosses, Wendy Squires, The Age Sunday…Read More

HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE—BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE by Helene Richards and Sheila Freeman (This article was previously published in the Australasian Law Management Journal.) In an ideal world, workplaces would be stimulating and exciting, colleagues friendly and supportive, and everyone would love going to work. At worst, our workplaces should be tolerable because they are safe…Read More