tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post6147489802792708150..comments2023-09-29T20:17:39.224+09:30Comments on Workplace Bully and Corruption Whistleblower: Now the Law Society is banging on about a Model Litigant Policy. AND, a warning to members of SuperSAadelcomphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11220295803693576237noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-52620732960192707722014-08-07T12:06:07.338+09:302014-08-07T12:06:07.338+09:30This great thread spurred me to leave SuperSA and ...This great thread spurred me to leave SuperSA and so glad I did. Everything is much better now. Well not completely but that is because I still work for a pack of *&^%$#@. The quality of managers appointed in the Public Service seems to be going down down and further down. And the flunkies they then promote below them are all yes men. No wonder this state is in the state it is in. For keepingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-39645966087963566262012-04-24T22:50:25.176+09:302012-04-24T22:50:25.176+09:30Like you I went to their offices and was told that...Like you I went to their offices and was told that based upon what I said there were no issues. Thank heavens I followed up an accident I had. My doctor told me to go back to them and change the paperwork. Had I made a claim I could have been you. SuperSA paperwork is dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-34136248089151217592012-04-24T10:14:33.228+09:302012-04-24T10:14:33.228+09:30Robert you are courageous to be fighting the sytem...Robert you are courageous to be fighting the sytem that is so wrong in the case. Like some of the others who have placed comments I am also going to my doctor for a chat. Supersa needs to get information on this situation out to all members. Doubt they will though. Be a bit like declaring the inadequacies of the supersa system. Good luck Robert. I hope and pray you get over this hurdle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-75765681655495249992012-04-23T17:37:03.650+09:302012-04-23T17:37:03.650+09:30I really did think the new GM who came from the pr...I really did think the new GM who came from the private sector would have made a difference. Not so. My wife works in the private sector and she had a huge tick-box questionnaire to complete. It ran for 8 pages. It covered things we never heard of before. At least her chance of getting caught like you have is minimal if not non-existant. I'm going to see if I can get out of supersa and take soone to be ex-supersa membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-9575810890872294802012-04-23T17:33:52.089+09:302012-04-23T17:33:52.089+09:30Dear Rob. This is indeed terrible. You mean to tel...Dear Rob. This is indeed terrible. You mean to tell me that they expect the member to delve into past medical history and determine what they need to know? Judging from your story they do not consider themselves to ahve any responsibility especially when it is so obvious the paperwork is crap! Keep fighting them Rob. They cant get away scot free.disgusted membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-9209427396314051242012-04-23T17:31:22.699+09:302012-04-23T17:31:22.699+09:30Thanks mate for the obviously great advice. They n...Thanks mate for the obviously great advice. They need to get their act together. I was none the wiser. I wonder how many members have been screwed as you were. Disgraceful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-73497713670971041182012-04-21T19:09:35.086+09:302012-04-21T19:09:35.086+09:30Taken your advice. Booked in to see my doctor next...Taken your advice. Booked in to see my doctor next week. How on earth was I meant to have answered that question with any certainty. Thanks Rob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-41980251831868278142012-04-21T19:04:10.301+09:302012-04-21T19:04:10.301+09:30Just another government department that lives in i...Just another government department that lives in its own little world. You are quite correct. If this happened in the private sector, the Complaints Tribunal would have ruled in your favour in the blink of an eye. I work in the financial sector and I can tell you SuperSA is considered an amateur. What happened to you is a disgrace. Keep fighting. They cannot get away with it. G.Superworkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-27243504689806296972012-04-21T11:01:42.121+09:302012-04-21T11:01:42.121+09:30I worked at supersa for a while. I was there when ...I worked at supersa for a while. I was there when they screwed you over. You should have been permitted to address the Board considering the unique circumstances. But I can tell you. You were doomed right from the start. The moment the Board got involved. Considering the difficult industrial relationship between you and the head of the PSA Ms McMahon, she should have declared a conflict of An old matenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-66334650181070194192012-04-21T10:55:33.353+09:302012-04-21T10:55:33.353+09:30Marvellous. Well done Supersa. Now I have to take ...Marvellous. Well done Supersa. Now I have to take time out to check my paperwork. When I go to your office can you guarantee you will get all the information from me that you need? That you will not go looking for something I forgot and maybe told it was nothing to worry about by your staff? Seems that you got every single member over a barrel. Thanks for airing this Rob. What a scandal.annoyed supersa membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-11141825919998886792012-04-20T14:06:40.328+09:302012-04-20T14:06:40.328+09:30Rob. I am not surprised by any of this. I had a lo...Rob. I am not surprised by any of this. I had a long drawn out dramatic discussion with the fund concerning that terrible form. How that board can say it carries no blame for problems like yours is beyond me. SuperSA has been stuck in a time warp for decades. You only have to look at its rubbish paperwork to know that. Good luck mate. Hope you rip them to shreds.SuperSA membernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-24422259804053818372012-04-17T10:44:56.787+09:302012-04-17T10:44:56.787+09:30STUCK IN AGD: I was extremely distressed during th...STUCK IN AGD: I was extremely distressed during the internal appeal process. I kept trying to say that I gave all the information back in 2002. SuperSA kept telling me that that had NOTHING to do with the Appeal. Appeals can ONLY be based upon NEW MEDICAL EVIDENCE! That is so wrong in so many ways! When I asked if I could address the Board during its deliberations, I was stunned when I was told adelcomphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220295803693576237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-74349625351427376332012-04-17T10:41:10.107+09:302012-04-17T10:41:10.107+09:30This comment has been removed by the author.adelcomphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220295803693576237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-28905614124085070712012-04-17T10:34:21.999+09:302012-04-17T10:34:21.999+09:30Supersa has been a law unto its self for a very lo...Supersa has been a law unto its self for a very long time. take a look at the members of the board. What you are up against with any appeal. It is bloody ludicrous that any appeal process involves the same clowns revisiting their own decisions. Appalling.stuck in agdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-40033070535153985152012-04-17T10:32:10.169+09:302012-04-17T10:32:10.169+09:30PUBLIC SERVANT: You might want to share this story...PUBLIC SERVANT: You might want to share this story with your workmates. If I knew about this crap when I was in the Public Service, I would never have put my money in SuperSA.adelcomphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220295803693576237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-6097247898108056722012-04-17T10:29:28.950+09:302012-04-17T10:29:28.950+09:30This is disgraceful. How do these people sleep at ...This is disgraceful. How do these people sleep at night. You are right. If that fund was exposed to the Insurance Contracts Act they would have been sent packing. Absolute shocking case of the most irresponsible and uncaring behaviour. Right up themselves these people. I wonder if I can get out of there and move to a Fund not under crown control.public servantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-54010510212568128602012-04-17T10:26:38.707+09:302012-04-17T10:26:38.707+09:30Hello Rob. Thanks for bringing this out in the ope...Hello Rob. Thanks for bringing this out in the open. I just ticked the boxes on my form. I'm going to my doctor to discuss this matter as I don't want to end up like you have should I ever make a claim. From what you say this is a disgrace. I am aware of two people who supersa gave a hard time. Same thing. You are so right. One cruddy question with all the responsibility thrust upon you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-3378936543096674372012-04-16T07:44:34.036+09:302012-04-16T07:44:34.036+09:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.45 Pirie Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-27379746312533708712012-04-16T07:43:58.870+09:302012-04-16T07:43:58.870+09:30As usual you have hit all the nails on the heads w...As usual you have hit all the nails on the heads with your factual reporting. I was in AGs for a while. The meetings I sat in on had to be seen to be believed. You are so spot on. They don't care about right and wrong and justice. They have a bunch of solicitors hanging out in 45 Pirie void of consciences. I know the various people they threw at you when you were going through your various 45 Pirie Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-73035229768646836532012-04-15T22:21:02.360+09:302012-04-15T22:21:02.360+09:30Well Rob, ever wondered why there is a dearth of s...Well Rob, ever wondered why there is a dearth of silence from the bureaucrats to your blog? Because you are right and they are wrong! And the media? Too busy being wined and dined by the Pollies! Our mate Kevin - jobs for the boys????? Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-25994569344736860332012-04-15T14:34:03.085+09:302012-04-15T14:34:03.085+09:30I did go down that road once. The Litigation Fund....I did go down that road once. The Litigation Fund. It knocks you back if it's learned scrutinisers cannot see any merit in your case. Wish I had a buck for every time those knocked back have steamed ahead and scored victories! I remember being told by 11 Adelaide Law Firms that I could not get a successful ruling of Vicarious Liability against the bureaucracy under the Equal Opportunity Act. adelcomphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220295803693576237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-79250851895041188422012-04-15T14:28:19.872+09:302012-04-15T14:28:19.872+09:30I gave up on the Law Society a long time ago. Ever...I gave up on the Law Society a long time ago. Every now and then it pops up and squawks about something then just heads off into the sunset. Ever tried to get funding out of them? Now thats a joke. Good luck Rob. Luv your work. Sue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-34756335599663126122012-04-15T14:26:27.682+09:302012-04-15T14:26:27.682+09:30I heard the AG waffling on about the model litigan...I heard the AG waffling on about the model litigant rules on 891 not long ago. When i heard him i remembered your older post about this topic. Bet they hurredly scribble some rubbish up and say "here it is". It really is amazing they think they can get away with lies when they know different. Still that's the way its been and thats the way it will always be. Keep up the sterling sick of them allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-6023207486890260412012-04-15T14:23:25.895+09:302012-04-15T14:23:25.895+09:30hey robert. crown turned me inside and out in an a...hey robert. crown turned me inside and out in an attempt to make me go away. Eventually it all became too much and I gave up. Time someone showed the public what stinks in there. Good onya mate. Love your blog been following your stories for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1312033813232162601.post-60984294806487803332012-04-15T14:20:50.147+09:302012-04-15T14:20:50.147+09:30Unbelievable, but not surprising. I too have had r...Unbelievable, but not surprising. I too have had reason to challenge the bureaucracy over what began as a simple matter. They came out blazing. I just gave up trying to deal with the nonsenses that the Crown Solicitors Office threw at us. It was a disgraceful display of arrogance and not really caring about the facts of the matter. I am a member of Supersa and I will be ensuring they have my Supersa membernoreply@blogger.com