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Castle Hill Uprising12 November 2004By Tim Brunero A Castle Hill boss with half his staff on stress leave stands accused of systematic bullying. The IRC heard the disability centre manager abused and swore at staff, made them work over 18 consecutive hours, and forced a sick worker out of the toilet to attend a meeting. The Australian Services Union told the commission the manager pressured staff to alter legal documents and forged a signature. Seven staff at the centre, all on workers compensation, were last week at home recovering from workplace stress. Deputy President Grayson of the IRC stressed the paramount importance of OHS issues at the workplace and directed WorkCover to do a safety audit of the centre. Grayson also directed parties to confer in relation to the manager's continued presence in the workplace. Most of the seven board members who oversee the centre have so far stuck by the manager but Workers Online understands one has quit, citing philosophical differences. The manager, who was on honeymoon with a board member, did not attend last week's IRC hearing. ASU organiser, Jim Piotrowski, says the bullying case is the worst he has ever heard of. "What we want is a safe workplace, we will be making representations to the state government which ultimately funds the service," he said. Meanwhile, the manager of a Fairfield disability service is standing his ground after accusations of bulllying and harrassment led to a two-day strike, last week. Work bans are continuing and more strike action is possible unless the manager stands down while an independent inquiry probes workers' concerns. Nearly 20 staff at the Fairfield Community Resouce Centre have sworn stat decs alleging a pattern of bullying and overbearing management practices. The ASU alleges experienced workers are leaving the centre because they can no longer tolerate the manager's behaviour. To discuss this and many other interesting OH & S topics visit our discussion boards at http://unionsafe.labor.net.au/shoptalk/ | |
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