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<p>The department does not hold a record centrally of employees who have had bullying
or harassment claims raised against them, and therefore we are unable to determine
how many cases of bullying/harassment have been raised specifically against managers.</p><p>
</p><p>The total number of formal bullying and harassment complaints made over the
past 5 years is listed in the table below. For the reasons stated above, we are unable
to isolate complaints made against managers from these totals.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of cases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>less
than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019
(to date)</p></td><td><p>less than 5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The department
has an ongoing commitment to ensure that staff are treated with dignity and respect
and that any concerns raised by staff are listened to and dealt with appropriately.
Individuals who feel that they are being harassed or bullied can contact HR for support,
or seek informal advice from representatives of the department’s Bullying, Harassment
and Discrimination Advisers Group which was launched at the end of last year.</p>
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