A WA parliamentary question seeks information regarding bullying complaints at the Art Gallery of WA, including details of complaints, training, actions taken, WorkSafe investigations, and referrals to integrity bodies. The answer reveals one complaint was lodged and investigated, but no further action was required.

AnsweredQoN 4339Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 October 2018
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

QuestionView source ↗

Has
the Minister, his Ministerial staff or department staff received any complaints
or grievances relating to bullying by managers associated with the Art Gallery
of WA, and: (a) if
yes, how many complaints or grievances: (i) when
were complaints or grievances lodged; and (ii) what
were the bullying behaviours reported in the complaints or grievances; (b) has
there been any training on how to prevent bullying for managers at the
Art Gallery of WA: (i) if
yes, on what dates; and (ii) did
any Art Gallery of WA managers not attend the training sessions and list how
many; (c) how
many complaints or grievances required action to be taken: (i) please
list all actions taken and the dates on which the action occurred; (d) has
WorkSafe investigated any claims of workplace bullying in the Art
Gallery of WA: (i) if yes, what
were the outcomes of the WorkSafe investigations; and (e) were
any complaints or grievances referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission or
Public Sector Commission: (i) if
yes, how many and please list the dates they were referred; (ii) was
the Minister or any department staff advised of the outcomes of the referrals
and on what dates were they advised; and (iii) what
were the outcomes of the referred complaints or grievances?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
12 February 2019
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
12 days
(a) One
(i) August 2017
(ii) On investigation behaviour reported related to perceived underutilisation of complainant’s skills and no further action was required
(b) No
(i-ii) Not applicable
(c) None
(i) Not applicable
(d) No
(i) Not applicable
(e) No
(i-iii) Not applicable

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