Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace | Bullying & Harassment in the Workplace

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The NZISM response on behalf of members has now been submitted to WorkSafe.

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MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT 1 BULLYING AND HARASSMENT AT WORK: SUBMISSION TEMPLATE
Bullying and Harassment at Work – Submission Form
How to provide us with feedback
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is collecting written submissions to
gather a range of views on bullying and harassment at work in New Zealand.
This submission form brings together all the questions asked throughout the issues paper Bullying
and Harassment at Work – Issues Paper: An In-‐depth Look. Please feel free to answer as many or few
of these questions as you wish.
For more information and discussion about these topics please refer to issues papers available at
www.mbie.govt.nz/bullying-‐and-‐harassment-‐at-‐work.
When completed, your submission can be returned by email to HSWRegs@mbie.govt.nz.
Submissions are due by 5pm 31 March 2021.
Use and release of information
The information provided in submissions will be used to inform MBIE’s policy development process,
and may inform advice to Ministers about potential changes to the health and safety at work and
employment relations systems. We may contact submitters directly if we require clarification of any
matters in submissions.
Information is not being requested and will not be used for any enforcement purposes. If you wish
to seek resolution of a personal experience involving bullying or harassment you should contact
Employment New Zealand on 0800 20 90 20.
Submissions are subject to requests for information under the Official Information Act 1982. If this
happens, MBIE would normally release your submission (excluding personal details) to the person
who asks for it. If you consider there are good reasons to withhold it, please clearly indicate these in
your submission.
Any personal experiences provided will be treated in a confidential and sensitive manner. If you
find this topic distressing, support is available from helplines such as Need to Talk? 1737, Lifeline
0500 543 354, Samaritans 0800 726 666 and Safe to Talk 0800 044 334 (for more information,
see https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/get-‐help/in-‐crisis/helplines/).

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