Wealth control company AMP once backed down through additional allegations of sexual harassment “backed up” by senior executives, adding particular images of groping and being subjected to a guy who “rubbed his genitals” with a subordinate, a few days after a historical review of the control that led to the company’s misconduct management.
According to new complaints released under parliamentary privilege on Tuesday night, the WAP silenced the victim of “sexual harassment supported by two managers,” one of whom “was promoted several times,” and made the woman feel “like a criminal “after complaining about the behavior, which he said had charged him thousands of dollars for lost income and legal and medical expenses.
Senator Deborah O’Neill relayed testimony of former GPA employee’s parliamentary privilege Dominic Lorrimer
In a speech to Parliament, Deborah O’Neill conveyed the joy of a “heroic young Australian, a young woman who deserves a medal for bravery and endurance,” who had approached the Labor senator following the Australian Financial Review investigation into the 170 years. – Former asset control company.
“AMP tried to silence her,” said Senator O’Neill, who promised to protect the woman after AMP told internal staff that the company was seeking to identify her.
In connection with the whistleblower statement, Senator O’Neill read: “My time at AMP destroyed my life and took everything I had to rebuild parts of it, but my life will never be the same again. Authors, adding the that swept me under the rug, continued to thrive.
The allegations came days after AMP announced the resignation of President David Murray, Chief Executive Officer and former Treasury Secretary John Fraser, and the demotion of AMP Capital’s new head, Boe Pahari.
It revealed that Pahari was promoted in July despite a $ 500,000 fine after the company settled a 2017 sexual harassment complaint filed against the executive through his subordinate, Julia Szlakowski.
The organization also announced this month the abrupt departure of AMP Australia chief Alex Wade, which he did explain.
She resigned after several complaints, adding accusations that she sent private photographs to female colleagues. There is no indication that any of these cases are related.
David Murray and John Fraser resigned from AMP’s board of directors, and Boe Pahari resigned as CEO of AMP Capital to resume their duties.
According to the statement, the woman claimed that she had filed court cases officially with the GPA and later through an outside attorney. He claimed that none of the court cases had been “safely resolved” but that two had escalated, leading to a warning for one of the directors, while others promoted internally.
“The harassment I suffered ranged from receiving sexually particular photos and emails expressing a preference for having sex with me, consistent and public proposals, adding in front of some of the company’s most important clients, physical harassment, adding being touched through a member At the office, an older colleague groped me off site and another made me rub my genitals at work.
“Finally, and in my experience, very egregiously, my direct manager threatened to end my career if I did not attend to his sexual desires while I was alone with him on a painting trip.
“During this last experience, I feared for my physical safety. She knew, like a woman at a certain age, that she was at her physical mercy. My saving grace was that I was blind, and when I was about to pour myself another drink, I ran. I called a friend without delay. Anguished and terrified, I couldn’t help but tremble.
AMP Corporate Affairs Officer Helen Livesey emailed everyone Wednesday telling them that “the habit and behavior described in Senator O’Neill’s speech are distressing” and do not reflect “the values and habits of AMP that we all paint so hard for. “
Ms. Livesey said the alleged habit “had no position among other people who care and respect others” and directed workers toward the internal whistleblower and human resources representatives.
“The senator did not mention the main points that would allow us to identify those involved. We are reviewing our files and with the senator and his office,” Livesey said.
“AMP takes any legal case or problem that arises seriously, adding painters who have now left the organization. We will paint in combination to make sure AMP is a safe, supportive and rewarding place. “
Senator O’Neill said it was “a lie” to recommend that she “work” with AMP. “I would never allow the AMP to translate this extraordinary and resilient woman,” Senator O’Neill said.
A spokeswoman for the senator said O’Neill would not identify the woman. “We will have the identity of the woman at all times. “
The speech, which he delivered at nine in the evening. On Tuesday, it sparked a strong reaction from AMP’s public policy leader Alastair Kinloch, who asked Senator O’Neill for more data on the whistleblower, noting that he was “shocked” by the habit described and expressed. a preference to “fix” it.
Kinloch told Senator O’Neill that the matter had been passed on to leader Francesco De Ferrari and new President Debra Hazelton.
Senator O’Neill lobbied to identify a formal parliamentary inquiry into AMP’s activities and culture following the promotion of Pahari and due to the company’s remedy of its monetary advisers, many of whom fled to the Financial Services Union seeking representation in the middle of a battle. opposed to the group’s contractual adjustments that will particularly reduce the price of its consulting activities.
In his comments, Senator O’Neill said the plaintiff would not publicly disclose her case, which could threaten her career prospects, and called for an internal resolution, an apology and to be fired from the division. the director, as well as damages for medical and legal causes. pricing and “sexual harassment education for the organization”.
“Like Julia Szlakowski, my delight merited an independent investigation, which in my case, an in-house lawyer conducted this so-called self-employment.
The woman alleges that a member of the AMP’s control team discouraged her from filing a workers’ return claim and ordered her to remain silent, while her colleagues were threatened with dismissal if they spoke of it.
“The guy on the control team, known for his unintentional fondling of young employees, suddenly stepped in to take over the investigation and communication with me. They treated me like a criminal. They called me in for a cross-examination, where they asked me accusing questions like I was making things up or taking things too seriously. They asked me if I literally believed that the act referred to sexual harassment. Throughout this process, I have been systematically broken up, pushed away, and bullied.
After receiving an unpointed report describing the “serious transgression” committed against her, the woman stopped running in the same department as the director without any reparation and earned five days to signal a non-disclosure agreement. He said he gave her a “clear retrograde” and the roles were taken away from clients, and that she had to attend meetings with her stalker, who had told others that they had moved her due to “performance issues. “
“On my last day at AMP, my former manager walked into the elevator where I was alone. He came up to me, stood a few inches away and then growled at me, bursting into laughter as I did so. By the time the elevator doors opened on the floor, I on the floor sobbing. My time at AMP has put me from a positive and ambitious professional to a shadow.
The woman said she had since undergone several false beginnings while looking to start a new career, lost an incalculable fortune in lost profits and had taken on the charge of reinvesting in new skills and mental support.
“It’s a hidden charge. When you think of women at the best time of their careers, it takes their lives. I came out of my career, where I had invested more than a decade of education and experience. I got out of the industry and spent some time drying out while the writers not only stayed, but thrived. The charge is immeasurable to me and yet it was worth it. The transparent message for the victims: you will lose everything if you speak. “
The woman said there were other wonderful people and leaders at AMP, but that a “handful of bad apples” risked spoiling the keg.
“Leadership, in its most authentic form, requires doing what is difficult. Leadership is self-service and friendliness, nor the perpetuation of a corrupt formula that crushes the most vulnerable.
Senator O’Neill said reports like the whistleblower were not unusual in the money sector.
“This cannot continue. Australia is bigger than that. Come on, Australian company, you can destroy this cultural stain on our nation,” he said.
An AMP spokesman said the conduct described in the speech “is distressing and unacceptable” to the company.
“AMP takes legal cases or problems that arise very seriously, adding workers who have already left the organization. This can be done anonymously through our alert service or through our human and cultural process”, added.
“We are in contact with Senator O’Neill’s and we would be pleased to have the opportunity to meet or speak with the former worker discussed through the senator to offer our support. “
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