Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has launched an independent review into its workplace culture following allegations of bullying, discrimination, harassment, and nepotism.
The port has appointed Auckland senior barrister Maria Dew QC to carry the review of the period from January 2017 to June 2020.
The review is open to any current and former staff, contractors and union members of LPC between this period who wish to come forward with relevant information to assist.
This includes anyone who has previously signed a confidentiality provision and reached a settlement with the port.
The review will assess LPC’s workplace culture and make recommendations for change. It will make public the decisions that come out of the process.
The review’s terms of reference say the process was instigated by newly appointed LPC chief executive Roger Gray and supported by the board of directors after “identifying concerns about bullying, discrimination and other inappropriate conduct creating a poor workplace culture at LPC”.
It says concerns were raised from a number of sources both internally through a staff survey and from discussions with current and former employees, along with an article published by Newshub in May detailing allegations of serious workplace bullying.
A period of 14 days will be available for participants to register their wish to be interviewed, from July 24 to August 7.
Dew can be contacted on external confidential email lpc@mariadew.co.nz for those wanting to take part.
