Upon investigation, FWS found that the company\u2019s receipt and investigation of the two complaints against the manager were not unreasonable, and that there was no indication the complaints were part of a coordinated campaign against the supervisor. The company hired AiG\u2019s law firm, Ai Group Legal, to investigate the conflicting allegations, and they substantiated some of the allegations against the manager, but not the manager\u2019s accusations against the subordinate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bullying Must Be Persistent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Commissioner Hampton said in the ruling that the concept of the bullying regulation was to address repeated behaviours over time, not necessarily repeated behaviours that are isolated. The ruling indicates that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Management actions do not need to be perfect to be considered reasonable.
\u2022 Even if particular steps are not reasonable, a course of action may be.
\u2022 The action must be not be irrational.
\u2022 Rather than the employee\u2019s conception of the action, the actual action must be considered.
\u2022 If the action was a departure from established procedures, it must be determined whether the departure was necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This definition of what a \u201creasonable management plan\u201d could result in fewer applications filed by employees under the new jurisdiction as employees may find that it is difficulty to prevail when the conduct must be ongoing and not simply an isolated incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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