New support service managed 339 cases of workplace wrongdoing in its first nine months, report shows
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The health minister, Mark Butler, says Parliament House is still “an unsafe place to work” after figures revealed there were at least 30 instances of serious wrongdoing – including sexual assault and sexual harassment – reported to its new HR body in the past year.
The “deeply concerning” figures published in the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service’s first annual report, reported by Nine newspapers on Sunday, show it managed 339 cases between 1 October 2023 and 30 June 2024.
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