Non-disclosure agreements can help harassment survivors and shouldn't be outlawed, but some "no-brainer" protections are needed, a conflict expert says.
Low levels of bullying and harassment reporting in NSW parliamentary workplaces have "created a vacuum" in which unawareness and denial abound, a new report says.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has dismissed a stop s-xual harassment appeal, finding a disgruntled worker was seeking to agitate historical grievances.
A proactive investigation into whether an employer complied with a positive duty to prevent workplace s-xual harassment has identified several areas for improvement, with a commission flagging this is likely to be the case among other businesses.
An employee who admitted being late to work every day for four years has failed to prove she was dismissed because she had threatened to bring "the largest s-xual harassment case in Australian history".
There is now a much greater onus on employers to take a trauma-informed approach to workplace investigations involving sensitive matters, an employment lawyer says.
Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'Managing evolving workplace psych risks' webinar, presented on 29 June by Ashurst partner-elect Tamara Lutvey.
An employer was entitled to reduce a supervisor's pay by nearly $20k after he "provided education" to subordinates about how to escape a sexual assault.
