It is one thing for an organisation to impose workplace harassment policies, but another to have leaders who are activists against gendered and s-xual violence, executives say.
The Respect at Work Bill is a "significant" first step towards preventing and addressing workplace s-xual harassment and should be passed, a Senate inquiry has found.
Expectations of workplace investigations have changed dramatically in the past year, as the management of sexual harassment issues is under far greater scrutiny. Watch this webcast to ensure your investigations are as thorough and defensible as possible.
A company has failed to prove it wasn't liable for sexually harassing a worker, after an appeal court found it "literally made [her] the poster-woman for sexual self-lubrication".
It was reasonable for an employer to remove an employee accused of "very serious" s-xual harassment allegations, but its miscommunication about the matter aggravated his psych injury, a tribunal has ruled.
The Fair Work Commission wants to postpone the start date for proposed s-xual harassment reforms, predicting a "significant" number of stop-harassment applications. Meanwhile employer groups and more have had their say on how the bill should change.
The laws around engaging casual and contract workers have changed drastically this year. Understand how this affects your organisation by attending this HR Daily webinar.
