Bullying in the Workplace

DR PETER E. GORMAN
JP. LLB. FAIM. MED CERT (BOND). PH.D (M). FAIPI
BARISTER AT LAW

Peter is a Barrister at Law in private Practice since 1979. He possesses a diverse interest in law however, his current and predominant area of involvement is within Industrial Relations' dealing majorly with negotiations of terminations and/or contracts of higher executives, workplace harassment and discrimination issues. He is internationally recognised as an authority on workplace bullying. He has presented many papers and workshops in Australia and overseas on various aspects of workplace bullying, he is a published author, presenter and public speaker. Peter received his Doctorate in Management in late 2000

His 1990 paper 'Pre trial Motions' caused an amendment to the Criminal Code of Queensland. He has a keen interest in legal education and has lectured at the University of Queensland, Bond University, Griffith University and the Queensland University of Technology. He has made himself available to sit as 'MOOT Master' for Law students

Additional to his Law qualifications, Peter also holds a Certificate in Mediation (Bond) and Certificate IV Category 2 in Workplace Training.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Investigators; Fellow ,former Councilor of the Australian Institute of Management; Former member of the Beyond Bullying Association Inc of Queensland. Business Services' Industry Training & Advisory Board. Training Sub-Committee and the Department of Industrials' Consultative Committee on Workplace Health and Safety. This committee produced a definitive definition of Bullying for Industry from the perspective of both worker and employer. This is now produced, at Peter's initiative, in many different languages for persons from non English speaking background. In 2001, Peter assisted the Victorian Government in producing a code of Conduct for Workplaces.

Peter has a diverse interest in both law and continuing education, his present passion is to stop bullying in the Workplace. He has presented a number of papers both in Australia and overseas in that area since 1996. He is an active member of the Beyond Bullying Association Inc of Queensland, Queensland and DETIR Consultive Committee on Workplace Health and Safety and Business Services Industry Training Council Training Sub-Committee.

He was the Keynote Speaker at the 1999 Queensland DETIR Skills Week where he presented a paper entitled "The Loss of Skills Through Workplace Bullying"

In July 1999, Peter participated in the 3rd International Conference on Bullying - Responding to Professional Abuse, presenting a Paper and a workshop.

In May 1999, Peter was the Keynote Speaker at the Royal District Nursing Service Conference in Adelaide where he presented four Papers

In late 1997 he was invited to speak at International Conference on Bullying in Birmingham UK.

At the University of Queensland Symposium of Euthanasia held on the 30th August 1997, he presented a paper on the law in Queensland in relation to Euthanasia.

Since 1990, he has been a member of the Federal Attorney-General's Consultative Committee on Criminal Law.

Peter has had a continuing involvement in a number of investigations in State Government and Private Enterprise both in Queensland and New South Wales. He has developed Policies, Procedures and Strategies to assist in furthering investigations and enquiries. Ethical considerations prevent the departments and entities involved from being named.

The following is a limited list of his papers relevant to the subject