![]() Jan Logie still has some concerns over the way processes work if there are claims around the behaviour of an MP. Logie said the Green Party would encourage its staff and MPs to participate if they "have got something to say". "I do have a concern still, in terms of what I've been hearing from staff, around the delays in how drawn out processes can be when the conflict involves a member of Parliament." "I know that a lot of work has happened, but the real test is hearing from people how far we've gone in the journey towards a safe work environment where everyone is able to bring their full self to work and able to thrive," she said. "I am committed to having Debbie catalogue the story of the gains we've all made to date, as well as identifying possible opportunities going forward," the email said.įrancis had already spoken to the special advisory board of MPs monitoring changes to Parliament's culture, Rurawhe said. "It is important that after the work that has gone on over the past three years by parties and the three agencies that support Parliament we take stock, as an institution, of the effectiveness of that work. In an email to MPs, seen by RNZ, Rurawhe said her review won't be on the same scale as her work in 2019, but will involve interviews with MPs, staff, the press gallery and unions. Parliament's Speaker Adrian Rurawhe has asked Francis to look at how the workplace culture has changed since. Bullying and harassment were reported to me from and between MPs, staff, managers and members of the public," Francis said in 2019 when her review was released.įrancis made more than 80 recommendations, including setting up a special advisory board, requiring everyone who works at Parliament to sign a new code of conduct and reviewing progress in three years' time. "I found harmful behaviours to be systemic across the Parliamentary workplace. Over five months she interviewed 200 people and received 1000 submissions from those who work there. In 2019, Francis found systemic problems at Parliament, with toxic behaviour and in some cases sexual assault.įormer speaker Trevor Mallard tasked her with investigating bullying and sexual harassment in the halls of power following a string of serious incidents involving MPs. Parliament's Speaker has asked independent investigator Debbie Francis to find out if there's less bullying and harassment in the precinct since her last inquiry.
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