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The employee cohort most at risk of experiencing s-xual harassment and victimisation at work is also at risk of suffering more profoundly, and researchers say targeted solutions are "urgently required".

The study, led by ACON Pride Inclusion Programs associate director of quality, training and research Nicki Elkin, considered the impact of "workplace-sexual-harassment victimisation" on LGBTQ+ employees, and found they suffer a "double burden".

"Firstly, they are more likely to be exposed to it, compared with non-LGBTQ+ employees. Secondly, they experience more profound decreases in wellbeing," the authors say in their paper, published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence...