Revealed: The industries with the most sexual harassment reports, according to the Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission surveyed 10,000 workers and found overall that one in three (33%) had experienced some form of sexual harassment at work.
Respect@Work website provides “one-stop-shop” for businesses on how to stamp out sexual harassment
The Respect@Work Council has launched new website informing employers how best to eliminate and respond to sexual harassment in the workplace.
Under new legislation employers will have positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
The Albanese government is moving to implement seven legislative changes recommended by sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins in her Respect@Work report.
Three things employers must know when the government revamps sexual harassment at work rules
Hall and Wilcox partner Fay Calderone says there are three Respect@Work recommendations that employers should take note of: positive duties, representative claims, and damages/costs.
Why we need national laws to protect women, and why it’s everyone’s job to demand them
"Violence against women is a workplace issue, and we need to talk about it in the workplace," writes Sarah Moran.
Here’s what a positive duty for employers to prevent sexual discrimination would look like
One of the key recommendations the government ignored from the landmark Respect@Work report could have gone a long way to preventing workplace sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment in the workplace: Why businesses need to be proactive, not reactive
Laws to better protect women from workplace sexual harassment have passed Parliament, but businesses still need to take action too.
Labor says it will commit $24 million in funding to Working Women’s Centres if elected
The Labor government also says it would work with relevant stakeholders and the states and territories to establish new centres where there are none.
Kate Jenkins: “We’re at a turning point” for stamping out sexual harassment and improving equality
The Sex Discrimination Commissioner shares why she believes 2021 will be a turning point in championing gender diversity and ending sexual discrimination.
Respect@Work: A summary of the government’s “roadmap to respect”
Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government would accept all of the report’s 55 recommendations “wholly, in part, or in principle” through a “roadmap to respect”.
Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins to investigate sexual harassment at Parliament House in new inquiry
Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead an independent probe into the way Parliament House treats and responds to allegations of sexual harassment and assault.
Backlash over AMP Capital’s new CEO should sound a warning bell for all business leaders
The promotion of an AMP executive who sexually harassed a female subordinate has sparked outrage among staff and clients.
