A personal grievance was raised by Ms Williams last year. The investigation eventually proved she had been bullied by her manager, but that AWF had responded appropriately, Mr van Keulen wrote. Ms Williams raised another personal grievance for unjustified dismissal, a complaint that AWF denied, claiming it responded appropriately to alleged bullying once it was raised. Mr van Keulen found that, along with the bullying, unjustified dismissal had occurred as AWF failed to provide suitable terms for her to return to work. Ms Williams’ father Bryan Williams told Mr van Keulen that his daughter had felt isolated, under-appreciated, embarrassed and undermined as a result.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 15, 2020 15:33 UTC