❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses complaints of bullying and intimidation at the KCGM Superpit mine, revealing that the Department of Mines and Petroleum has received and investigated three such complaints.
AnsweredQoN 2454Legislative Council
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I refer to the KCGM operations owned by Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining also referred to as the Superpit in the Kalgoorlie Boulder region and its management team, and ask -
(1) Has the Department of Mines and Petroleum received any complaints from employees at KCGM concerning bullying and intimidating and victimising in the previous 36 months?
(2) If yes to (1), will the Minister state the specifics of these complaints?
(3) With respect to the complaints referred to in (1), have these complaints been investigated and has an appropriate outcome been achieved in which that person has been notified of, and satisfied with, that outcome?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(1) Has the Department of Mines and Petroleum received any complaints from employees at KCGM concerning bullying and intimidating and victimising in the previous 36 months?
(2) If yes to (1), will the Minister state the specifics of these complaints?
(3) With respect to the complaints referred to in (1), have these complaints been investigated and has an appropriate outcome been achieved in which that person has been notified of, and satisfied with, that outcome?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
24 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
30 days
1) Yes
2) There have been three complaints which contain allegations of bullying:
One deals with an individual who indicated they were being prevented by supervisors from raising problems with senior management relating to the way in which the employee was being treated.
The second was the group of employees from the crusher area who wished to raise a matter relating to the way the leading hand treated them.
The third was an individual who alleged they were being unfairly treated with regard to their rehabilitation program following a back injury at the mine. The individual wanted to get back onto their original employment as a truck driver and alleged the pattern of events leading up to this situation constituted bullying.
3) Yes
4) Not applicable
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2) There have been three complaints which contain allegations of bullying:
One deals with an individual who indicated they were being prevented by supervisors from raising problems with senior management relating to the way in which the employee was being treated.
The second was the group of employees from the crusher area who wished to raise a matter relating to the way the leading hand treated them.
The third was an individual who alleged they were being unfairly treated with regard to their rehabilitation program following a back injury at the mine. The individual wanted to get back onto their original employment as a truck driver and alleged the pattern of events leading up to this situation constituted bullying.
3) Yes
4) Not applicable
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