A former senior public servant's departmental position was abruptly terminated after just nine months following a campaign of CFMEU harassment, a long-running inquiry has heard.
Kym Bancroft, a former deputy director-general at Queensland's Office of Industrial Relations, said she was told by her boss Michael De'Ath that her position was terminated because "there is a union that's unhappy with you".
Ms Bancroft had been in conflict with the CFMEU over former director of construction compliance Helen Burgess, who had strong ties to the union.
Ms Bancroft had tried to direct the CFMEU to use a hotline specifically set up to assess worksite issues, instead of the direct line they had to Ms Burgess.
The inquiry was told it brought her into direct conflict with the union's Queensland boss Michael Ravbar, who allegedly told her at a volatile meeting with Mr De'Ath that she had crossed the CFMEU at her peril.
