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[quote=Anonymous]We recently had someone file a hostile work environment complaint with HR  against a colleague, unfortunately completely unjustified.

The colleague was cleared after an investigation and yet HR is bending itself bakcward trying to get the person another position within the agency--all the rules that are supposed to apply miraculously are not applying.  HR will take your complaint seriously if they think there is any chance of a lawsuit

HR complaints are a real pain and time suck for bosses to deal with.  Consider going back to your boss and telling him that not only has the bullying not stopped but the bully has taken retaliatory action.  You don't want to go to HR but you don't want to work in a hostile work environment either so you are beginning to think you have no choice.

Sit back and listen to the what the boss has to say then--I am guessing just the idea of having to deal with HR will spur him to some real action.  If he asks for a few days to straighten this out, give it to him.  I wouldn't give more than a week.  If nothing tangible and reasonably significant has happened by then, go to HR, giving your boss a courtesy head's up with an apology that you are sorry it didn't work but as the situation is intolerable you have to go to HR.

Of course as other pps have said, document everything.[/quote]

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