2 What isn’t bullying
Reasonable management actions carried out in a reasonable manner do not constitute bullying. Some examples of reasonable management action include:
- setting reasonable performance goals, standards and deadlines
- allocating work
- rostering and allocating working hours
- failing to select and promote an employee, or informing an employee that their performance is unsatisfactory, in accordance with the Department’s policies
- taking action in relation to unsatisfactory work performance i.e. disciplinary action, or terminating employment
Chapter 2 of the Workplace Bullying Procedure outlining examples that do not amount to bullying in schools
Reviewed 29 June 2020