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Disciplinary action rare after employees report WSH
Only 10% of workers who report s-xual harassment say their employer took disciplinary action against the harasser, according to new research from Diversity Council Australia.
According to the data, released today as part of DCA's Inclusion@Work Index insights series, 18% of workers reported experiencing sexual harassment at work in the 12 months preceding the survey, but 22% said they didn't tell their employer.
Among those who did report, the most common response from their employer was to apologise (14%), speak informally to the harasser (13%), or monitor the situation (12%).
The findings also show how common it is for behaviours that employees might dismiss or overlook – such as comments, 'jokes' and stares – to escalate...
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