Formal complaints process Just one quarter (24%) of workers impacted by the harassment or bullying raised a formal complaint. Formal complaints are most commonly made via workplace disputes resolution procedures. FORMAL COMPLAINTS RAISED Submitted a complaint through your workplace disputes resolution procedures 13 18 4 5 Raised a personal grievance against your employer My manager/boss 2 2 Submitted a complaint to WorkSafe 2 1 To my Union 1 2 Contacted the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) 1 1 Contacted the New Zealand Human Rights Commission 1 1 Filed a claim at the Employment Relations Authority 1 1 Reported an incident to the Police 1 1 A work colleague 1 1 The business owner 1 0 Lawyer 0 1 Family/friends 0 1 ANY NEGATIVE IMPACT 24% …of workers who experienced any negative impact made a formal complaint Disabled workers were more likely to make a formal complaint (38%, vs 23% of non-disabled workers) LARGE OR EXTREMELY NEGATIVE IMPACT 33% …of workers who experienced a large or extremely negative impact made a formal complaint Manager’s boss 0 The director 1 0 1 0 Filed a claim at the Human Rights Review Tribunal 0 Other* 1 2 No, I did not make a complaint about the behaviour Can’t recall Any negative impact 65 73 2 3 Large or extremely negative impact *Includes: HR/HR manager; My employment agency; Other Base: Respondents who were impacted by sexual harassment, racial harassment, or bullying in the workplace – any impact (1,513), large or extremely negative impact (512) Q31b Did you make a formal complaint about this difficult situation, or report it, to any of these people or organisations? KANTAR PUBLIC 2022 55