Acting Nine CEO Matt Stanton has emailed staff following the release of last week’s review by consulting firm, Intersection.
The review did not name any individuals whilst some staff were critical of a lack of action over individuals responsible for abuse of power, bullying, sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct.
“Since the release of the report, we can appreciate the strong desire to understand accountability for inappropriate behaviour that has occurred in our workplace,” Stanton wrote, according to The Australian.
“We currently have a number of active investigations underway into issues raised by employees, some of which are being led by an external investigator whom we have partnered with.
“No two cases are the same, and I’m sure you can appreciate these investigations need to be conducted in a manner that follows a just and proper process, which can take time.”
He also noted, “There is no place at Nine for the abuse of power, bullying, sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct outlined in the Intersection report or for people who behave that way.
“There will be change at Nine and individuals will be held to account for behaviour of this nature.”
Profile Nine personalities including Karl Stefanovic, Deb Knight and Tom Steinfort were reported last week as questioning what was being done about individual perpetrators, including whether the review was worth the pain some staff had been put through.
The report was also called out for publishing quotes which some individuals believe readily identifies them.
“Confidentiality is integral to building trust in our processes and identifying individuals involved in investigations or talking about them publicly undermines this trust,” Stanton told staff.
“We also consider the welfare of the people involved, with health, safety and wellbeing of them and everyone in the workplace a priority.
“This need for care and kindness further underlines the importance of confidentiality in our processes.”
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