NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has been under pressure to take decisive action against Secord,after bullying complaints against the former frontbench MP emerged the same day as the damning Broderick report.
The landmark reportrevealed a toxic workplace culture in Macquarie Street,where almost one-third of respondents to the review had experienced bullying in parliament in the past five years.
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After anonymous complaints were aired last Friday,Secord released a statement identifying himself as the subject for those complaints,acknowledging he could be “too blunt and too direct” and apologising for any offence he had caused.
“If any parliamentary staff members feel that my conduct in the workplace was unprofessional and caused offence or distress and was unacceptable,I unreservedly apologise,” he said.
Secordstood down from the shadow frontbench on Monday.
This week,Minns revealed several colleagues had raised concerns over Second’s behaviour with him over the weekend following the Broderick report.