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Been harrassed and bully by Team Leader

Posted by: merilyn
Date: 7/3/2005 2:47:44 AM

I work for a local goverment in Sydney Australia nearly 2 years in a call centre and I have been constantly bullied by my Team Leader. I have informed HR and my Manager, all I want is to be moved to the front counter which is a vacant position there, also I told them that I tried to avoid complaint my team leader as I know I would get into worse situation with her and her gang ( her sister and 3 best friend). Firstly the HR and my manager told me to make a informal complaint so they can act to help me, but after I did what they told me, I get into hell. They did not do anything but let my Team Leader know about my complaint, Her attitute to me worsened, I collapsed at work because my panic attack, I have been diagnosed depressed and anxiety and I have to take anti depressant. My doctor and my Union arranged a return to work plan with them my doctor restrict me to work under her supervison and not in the same room, but they still put me in the call centre ( my Team Leader is away for holiday and come back next week).

I came back last week hoping thing is OK for me while my Team Leader is away but my situation get worsened with her gang, her friend is a acting Team Leader now, he is twice bully as her and the whole team. I have to go to psychologist during my lunch break, sometimes I have only 10mins for lunch and constantly been harrassed by him into a subtle way so I can prove it, Also the return to work co ordinator is a bitch she told my doctor that I am a liar, I always took over 2 hour for psychologist counselling etc..

I felt so distress as I request my Manager to let me go to work in the front counter again, but He said no, and He told me that I must get back to work with my Team Leader when she come back. I could not apply for any other jobs outside which I tried for the last couple of week, but they ask for medical history and they would not employ me because I am under stress leave.

I also feel very distress as I fear of my doctor will listen to them and will not support me any more, my doctor was the one advised me and gave me work compensation certificate, but now she told me that she is tired from discuss with their Return to work co ordinatorand, ny doctor told me to seek legal advice.

I feel I have been trapped as at the begining I did not want to complaint but the HR and my Manager told me to. I did not want to take worker compensation I seek for normal sick leave but my doctor gave me the work compensation. Now I have no where to go I have no one supporting me, I can not get any job as they know I claim for depressed and anxiety worker comp.

I have contacted Human right and Equal Opportunity Commission but they said they have no jurisdiction to Local goverment. I have contacted Anti discrimination board they said they can not do anything as there is no prove that my team leader discriminated me although I am an asian.

I feel very distress and think of suidcide sometimes.

Please give me some advice

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