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Tēnā koe D. Sal.
Acknowledgment of receipt of a request for information
Thank you for your information request, which was received by the Human Rights Commission on 2 December 2021.
We will now consider your information request under the Official Information Act and endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and aim to contact you as soon as possible within 20 working days, by 20 January 2022.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe within 20 working days. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us on [email address] or telephone 0800 496 877. We are able to provide confidential services for interpreting in 42 languages, and NZ Relay Service for those with speech or hearing impairments.
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Joanne

Joanne van Heerden
Services Coordinator (ICT) | Kaituitui Hangarau
New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata
freephone: 0800 496 877
| w: www.hrc.co.nz
a: PO Box 6751, Victoria Street West Auckland 1142

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Our Reference:  213183

 

Confidential

 

6 December 2021

 

 

Dear D Sal

 

Thank you for your email, which was received by the Human Rights
Commission on 6 Dec 2021.

 

We will now consider your enquiry and aim to contact you within 20
working days.

 

If you need to contact us, telephone 0800 496 877 or email
[1][Human Rights Commission request email]. We are able to provide confidential services for
interpreting in 42 languages, and NZ Relay Service for those with speech
or hearing impairments.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Ata Whyte

Mōhiohio Tika Tangata me ngā Ratonga Tautoko 
Human Rights Information and Support Services
New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata 
t: 0800 496 877
[2][IMG] e: [3][Human Rights Commission request email] | w: [4]www.hrc.co.nz

 

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Tēnā koe D.S

 

On 2 December 2021, you requested:

 

In accordance with the Official Information Act:

1. How many personal grievances have been laid by Human Rights Commission
current or ex staff between the period of 2018 - Present? Please provide
information per year.

2. Please provide a general breakdown of the nature of the personal
grievance. For instance: workplace bullying, sexual harassment, racism,
etc. ?

3. How many of those complaints were investigated internally by 'Human
Resources' and how many were investigated externally?

4. Please provide a general breakdown of the nature of these complaints,
per year?

5. How many of these cases were resolved?

6. How many complainants left since the investigations took place?

We can advise that the Human Rights Commission have not received any
personal grievances for the period 2018- present. Accordingly, your
request is refused under s 18(e) of the Official Information Act 1982
because the information requested does not exist.

 

If you are unhappy with this response, under the Official Information Act
you are entitled to complain to the Ombudsman’s Office. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
on freephone 0800 802 602. 

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Joanne van Heerden​
Services Coordinator (ICT) | Kaituitui Hangarau
[2][IMG] New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata 
freephone: 0800 496 877  |  w: [3]www.hrc.co.nz
a:  PO Box 6751, Victoria Street West Auckland 1142
[4]Twitter [5]Facebook [6]YouTube [7]LinkedIn
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Service for those with hearing or speech impairments.
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Joanne van Heerden would like to recall the message, "Response to your request for official information (ref 213183)".