To:
WorkSafe New Zealand Senior Leadership Team
Date:
5 February 2015
Prepared by:
9(2)(a)
Assistant HR Advisor
Approved by:
Janine Hearn, General Manager HR
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Subject:
Workplace Bullying Prevention and Response Policy and Procedure
Recommendations
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It is recommended that the Senior Leadership Team:
a.  Approve the new Workplace Bullying Prevention and Response Policy and Procedure
Purpose
1.  The purpose of this memo is to seek SLT approval of the Workplace Bullying Prevention and
Response Policy and Procedure (the policy)
Background
2.
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Following the release of WorkSafe NZ’s external guidance on workplace bullying, a review and
re-development of our internal policy and procedure commenced to ensure that these aligned
with the external guidance.
Discussion
3.  The review process has included engagement with the Guidance and Standards team who
developed the external guidance, a comprehensive consultation process, consultation with the
PSA, and the review of a recent claim of workplace bullyin
OFFICIAL  g within WorkSafe NZ including the
external investigators recommendations in relation to internal procedures.
4.  Following the consultation process, feedback has now been reflected in the final documents
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and they are ready for approval and implementation.
5.  The implementation process, once approved, will include briefing packs for managers to
support them in informing staff about the new procedures and ensuring that these are
understood and followed.
6.  We will also use the release of the new procedures to raise overall awareness of WorkSafe
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NZ’s non-tolerance of workplace bullying and to ensure that managers understand their role
in creating an environment where workplace bullying is not tolerated.
Consultation
7.  WorkSafe NZ employees, the PSA, and the Guidance and Standards team have all been
consulted in the development of this new policy and procedure.
RELEASED
WORKSAFE NZ-23318118

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