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Civil penalties recommended for WSH positive duty breaches
Employers that fail to comply with their positive duty to prevent workplace s-xual harassment should face civil penalties, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission, which has today announced 11 proposals to action the last of the Respect@Work report's recommendations.
"These solutions to prevent workplace sexual harassment come from listening to those who have lived it," says Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Anna Cody.
In preparing the report, she says: "We heard the experiences of more than 300 Australians from diverse backgrounds, who told us what needs to change in addressing workplace sexual harassment..."
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