Employers’ legal duty to prevent sexual harassment kicks in as the party season gets underway
Australian businesses now have a “positive duty” to prevent sexual harassment, with new sexual discrimination enforcement laws coming into place.
Australian employers are now legally bound to prevent sexual harassment at work
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the changes would seek to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the workplace, rather than have workplaces react to it taking place.
No silly business: Managing employee conduct at end-of-year functions
Inappropriate employee conduct at end-of-year festivities can spell human resources trouble for your business. Here's how to stay ahead.
A spike in incidents: What makes Zoom meetings and virtual workplaces so ripe for harassment?
This year has seen an 87% increase in adult cyber abuse and harassment reports in Australia, compared to the 2019 monthly average.
Male Champions of Change release new guidance on sexual harassment. Now we need a commitment to change
Male Champions of Change's members have signed a new guidance report calling for sexual harassment to be treated as a workplace OH&S issue.
Boe Pahari scandal shows businesses’ days of paying lip service to sexual harassment are over
Even within conservative political circles, there is real distaste now for corporate tolerance of sexual harassment.
“Hashtag me too”: Leigh Sales calls out Phil Newman for unwanted on-stage kiss
Leigh Sales was hosting a charity event when a prominent, retired businessman kissed her on the lips in front of a large crowd.
Broken glasses, chairs and bones: Five ways to avoid a disastrous Christmas party
Getting your team and business through the festive season ‘unscathed’ takes a deliberate approach, so here are some tried-and-tested strategies.
Over 20,000 Google employees walked out to protest sexual misconduct, but may just disrupt US labor law too
The recent walkout by thousands of Google employees was the first protest of its kind by well-paid and benefit-rich high-tech workers.
Why it’s sobering to consider only 43% of #MeToo offenders were replaced by women
If women cannot even achieve parity of appointments in this scenario — the wake of the #MeToo movement — it’s difficult to imagine when they ever will.
Sexual harassment must be prohibited under industrial law to drive real workplace change
If the Fair Work Act explicitly outlawed sexual harassment, employers would have to take active steps to prevent and reduce the risk of sexual harassment.
“Widespread” and “increasing”: Shocking new findings on workplace sexual harassment released today
The sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins has released findings confirming workplace sexual harassment is widespread, pervasive and increasing.
