Victimisation and bullying

[Greig Whitton]

if she as good as you pointed out she is then i would personally find other work

I agree. She might have grounds for a legal claim (more on that in a moment), but if she "has acquainted herself with virtual [sic] everyone's tasks" and "has also been trained in a course which is specialised" then why not move somewhere where she won't be under-paid and under-appreciated? Excellent administrative skills are always in demand.

The one issue where she might have a clear legal claim is this:

Since she started to work at the firm, she has had her "job description" changed numerous times to include work that needed to be done as and when these skills were lost by persons who resigned, or had been dismissed, to cover for that work. She was not awarded any compensation for this, nor any promotion. She was also not consulted with the addition of these tasks, and was not given any option but to just accept the situation.

Assuming this is true, this essentially amounts to "wage discrimination" and is unlawful under the amended Employment Equity Act. The addition of new responsibilities might also constitute a unilateral change to her terms of employment, which is also unlawful.

The alleged harassment and bullying might be grounds for a constructive dismissal claim, but I suspect that's a long shot.