A woman who claims senior staff revealed her identity after she made a whistleblower complaint about employee misconduct can pursue her legal challenge against National Australia Bank and three senior staff members.
The Employment Court has ruled that the Employment Relations Authority was wrong to find it lacked jurisdiction over aspects of Melissa Jane Bowen’s claim, partially overturning a decision that had also dismissed her proceedings as frivolous.
Bowen had brought personal grievance claims against the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), a subsidiary of National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), after her position was disestablished in July 2018.
While working at BNZ, Bowen made two complaints regarding alleged improper conduct by certain employees, including a protected disclosure directly to BNZ’s Board of Directors in November 2016 under the Protected Disclosures Act.
Bowen alleged that in November 2016, then-BNZ Chief Executive Officer Anthony Healey, BNZ Director of People & Communications Annie Brown, and BNZ Head of Audit Rebecca Lee met with the two employees who were the subject of the disclosure and identified her as the complainant.
She sought penalties against NAB, Healey, Brown, and Lee, alleging they aided and abetted a breach of her employment agreement with BNZ.
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