SBS urged to release report on ‘allegations of bullying and racism’

The SBS is being urged to release a 2020 report into allegations of bullying and racism, and to commission a new independent investigation into reports “regarding the mistreatment of Indigenous and multicultural staff”.

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s (MEAA) SBS MEAA House Committee is calling for “increased transparency regarding SBS’s handling of workplace issues, specifically the investigation into allegations of bullying and racism commissioned by Managing Director James Taylor in 2020 but never released publicly or to staff”.

This comes after the ABC’s bombshell workplace report earlier this year, which found “racism is systemic at the ABC and that ABC policies and processes are disadvantageous to First Nations and CALD staff”, and the recent Nine Intersection report, which found “concerning levels of inappropriate workplace behaviours at Nine”.