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Chris The Lawyer, Expert
Hi I am a New Zealand lawyer based in Wellington and will help you with your question today. Please give me a minute to read the question
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
That must have been an upsetting experience for you and your friends. Your employer must provide a safe workplace and ensure you are not abused by anyone. It is good that your boss has apologised, but there should be some further action taken. Some use workplace mediation to resolve these issues between workers and I suggest you ask your boss to see if this is an option
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
That is unfortunate. I hope you can find other work in a safer environment
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
Your boss may have asked you to stay concerned you may claim a personal grievance
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
You should consider a return to work or if that is impossible due to feeling unsafe you could look for other work, and consider a claim for constructive dismissal
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
Yes
Chris The Lawyer, Expert
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Chris The Lawyer, Expert
You can start a personal grievance by contacting MBIE for an employment mediator to try to sort this out. It is harder to claim if have resigned as you need to claim a constructive dismissal. I suggest you may need to see a lawyer for any claim