Executive sues over HR gossip and surveillance

A senior executive is seeking damages over claims his employer’s human resources chief spread false gossip about him in the workplace and charged his direct report to spy on him.

Australian Dairy Park supply chain operations director Marko Peric has taken Federal Court action against Ausnutria’s infant milk subsidiary over alleged bullying by its HR head, including allegedly exclusionary conduct, unfounded rumours, surveillance, public naming and shaming, and a willingness to arbitrarily fire staff.