Former managers at Moreton Bay Regional Council have accused the organisation of systematically targeting staff who questioned management decisions on ethical or governance grounds and fostering a “toxic culture”.
Five former senior staff with widely differing roles and backgrounds separately describe how a small group of executives allegedly abused HR processes to threaten and ultimately get rid of dissenting staff.
One former staffer explains that the former managers bullied the staffers for expressing opposing opinions or challenging a process, which he notes is one of the core functions of a public servant, they would be driven, normally by an HR process, out of the organisation.
None of the former managers was willing to be identified as all still worked in the local government sector and said they feared reprisals.