Hi to all interested in the devastating behaviour of workplace bullying.
In GEELONG there is a Support and Action Group for those who have experienced Work Place Bullying.

Contact: stopbullying@bigpond.com

They meet once a month on Thursday at St Davids Church Hall in Newtown. The church charge a modest fee as they see the issue as they do care about justice and human rights. There is absolutely no religious doctrine to the group.

Members are people at different stages of W.P.B. These are some of the things they do.
EG: Am I being bullied? I thought it was just bad behaviour?
Not being the only one.
Mutual support and understanding fro people who really get it...when friends, relatives, and even somemedical proffessionals don't.
Workcover problems, the group are getting very experienced at helping others prepare paperwork, access their rights, try to get wittness statements, find gp's and psychologists who will write reports, etc.
Do stuff the unions won't touch.
Accompany each other to appointments, so insurance companies and their examiners can't use intimidation, or ask innappropriate questions.

EVERYTHING all of you have already said is familiar to anyone working at BUNNINGS. So I won't repeat it all.

I can confirm that Wesfarmers / Bunning Warehouse incorporate bullying into their management techniques. How else do you think they make such a huge profit.
They have a very complex, unfair and tricky employment agreement, the truth of which is not explained upon joining the company. But pretty soon you realize, no-one complains, or makes repeated requests for fairer rostering, no-one asks twice for their "bank of hours " to be paid out in their pay packet as it should. Instead you are "TOLD" to take time off in the quieter periods. Staff fear fear intimidation, threats, even worse rostering, no new uniforms, no training, ridicule, credit taken for work, even mysterious things happen to your hours worked on the computer employee sign on system , where hours mysteriously disappear.

And it gets worse.

So good luck, and don't forget:

stopbullying@bigpond.com