Sexual Harassment

Quick Answer: To mitigate the risk of non-compliance, work through seven steps: recognise where your real exposure sits, accept that the law applies regardless of your size or location, build training and policies as your reasonable steps defence, apply the ‘your honour’ test to decisions, make sure people can identify, report and resolve incidents, hold […]

Sexual orientation-based harassment in the workplace can be a serious problem that affects the mental and emotional well-being of employees, as well as the productivity and morale of the entire organisation. To create a safe and inclusive work environment, it is important to understand how to identify, prevent, and respond to this type of harassment. […]

If you have been the victim of sexual harassment, it can be a complicated and overwhelming experience. However, it’s essential to know that you can take steps to protect yourself and hold the perpetrator accountable for their actions. Document the incident: Keep a record of the details of the incident, including the date, time, location, […]

The New York Times recently published an article about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez where she took to the House floor to read into the Congressional Record a sexist vulgarity that Representative Ted Yoho, a Florida Republican, had used to refer to her. It was reported that Ms Ocasio-Cortez had several others who shared stories where they had […]

Did you know: 1 in 3 women has experienced sexual harassment in Australian workplaces at some point in their lives. 9% of men in Australia have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment can occur in any workplace. Yet many companies are still not sure how to address training and policy rollout to address […]

Workplace bullying is one of the most time-consuming and complex issues to resolve in any workplace. There is often mixed opinion on what is bullying and what is not bullying, and it can occur from the top down or the bottom up. Those who have been involved in HR for some time and have had […]

Every year, sexual harassment in the workplace is one of the most common types of complaints received by the Australian Human Rights Commission. In fact, 1 in 5 of all complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission are made under the Sex Discrimination Act, and approximately 90% of those complaints are related to sexual harassment […]

In the wake of the Weinstein sexual abuse allegations and the #MeToo phenomenon, sexual harassment has become a hot topic of discussion in the Australian workplace. How quickly we all become experts on what is and what is not sexual harassment. Yes, everybody has an opinion, and everybody has a story. But does anybody have […]

Ahhh.. Now, that is refreshing. These days, within Australian workplaces, there seems to be far too much workplace COMPLIANCE and far too little COMMON SENSE. What organisations are bucking the trend? The organisations that are bucking the trend are those businesses that regularly appear in the list of The 100 Best Places to Work in […]

For generations, parents, teachers and coaches have used the story of The Three Little Pigs as a way to inspire their children to work hard, make good decisions and ultimately do the right thing. Like all good stories, the implications of not complying are played out to reinforce the learning! So, when the ‘Big Bad Bully’ […]

Regardless of how we train people or what policies and procedures we have in place, like most things in life, it’s a case of show me, don’t tell me. What we see and hear is often what we follow. Management, just like good parenting, requires a positive role model. Based on a survey conducted by […]