How To Handle Being Treated Unfairly At Work
How to handle being treated unfairly at work once you have exhausted the internal process depends on picking the right external body, and the choice is not obvious.
- Fair Work Commission. Unfair dismissal, general protections, and stop bullying or stop sexual harassment orders. Very short time limits where dismissal is involved.
- Fair Work Ombudsman. Pay, entitlements, awards and record-keeping.
- Australian Human Rights Commission. Discrimination and harassment on a protected attribute.
- State or territory anti-discrimination body. An alternative to the Commission, with its own timeframes.
- The WHS regulator in your state. Where there is a safety risk, including psychosocial.
Lodging with the wrong body wastes time you may not have. Getting advice on which one applies is quicker than getting it wrong.
The Fair Work Ombudsman and the Australian Human Rights Commission set out the pathways. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.
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How To Deal With Unfair Treatment In The Workplace
Quick Answer: Unfair treatment in the workplace is only unlawful in Australia when it is tied to something the law protects, such as a protected attribute, a workplace right, union membership, or when it amounts to repeated bullying that risks your health and safety. A manager who is harsh, inconsistent or a poor communicator is […]
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