New Bullying jurisdiction will allow prosecution of councillors

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Published: Wednesday, 16 July 2025 16:52

We all know how difficult it is to manage bullying and boofheaded councillors. OLG struggles to do it in a timely and sufficiently punitive way and depa has historically been involved in disputes with half a dozen councils. At these councils, members have resolved to band services and responses to councillors who have said abusive things about our members in public.

We have pursued apologies, and received them, and been involved in disputes in the IRC to force apologies and commitments to better behaviour. In two disputes, OLG sent an observer, thereby revealing their own lack of confidence in their capacity to do what we were doing.

The new bullying jurisdiction will allow employees, including the GM being bullied by councillors, to take action and seek remedies and financial penalties.

Here is a link to brief commentary by a prominent IR barrister.